Lara King

Cleethorpes golfer Andy Wilkins, 62, suffered a cardiac arrest after experiencing severe chest pain during a round in July 2025. Friends performed CPR and used a defibrillator before emergency services arrived, while the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance transported him to Lincoln hospital. Doctors inserted a stent and later said his heart had sustained considerable damage, functioning about 35% below normal. Wilkins credits the air ambulance with helping save his life and believes he would not have survived transport by road.

Sixty-two-year-old golfer Andy Wilkins suffered a cardiac arrest at Cleethorpes Golf Club after experiencing severe chest pain. Friends began CPR and used a defibrillator before the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance transported him to Lincoln hospital, where he received a heart stent and intensive care. Wilkins, who sustained significant heart damage, credits the air ambulance with saving his life and believes he would not have survived transport by road.