Basingstoke woman helps woman having a seizure in town

Keara Morgan, 34, from Basingstoke, was having a smoke break at the bus station when she heard a ‘thud’ as a young woman fell to the ground and started seizing.

Keara, who is the store manager for A1 Authentics, rushed over to help her and started shouting for a first aider.

She said: “It just happened so quick. You hear that thud and you know it was something you need to look at, not someone just dropping a bag.

“People stood around like I was a performing seal, I'm on my hands and knees supporting the back of her head.”

Keara Morgan in A1 Authentics (Image: Keara Morgan)

She ‘ripped’ off her jacket to cushion the woman’s head, which then became stained with foam from the woman’s seizure, which lasted six minutes.

A first aider arrived, but saw that Keara was managing the situation, and did not intervene.

She said: “The ambulance worker said ‘oh my god your jacket’, that was the least of my worries I can buy a new jacket. That’s pennies when it boils down to someone’s life.”

She said that she doesn’t know what happened to the woman, as she was taken away by the ambulance.

She said: “Hopefully she had a good recovery. Every day I think I really hope she’s okay.

“I would like to think if ever I was in that situation, someone would help me and not just stand there.”

Shoppers at the scene encouraging Keara to seek recognition for her actions.

She said: “I do it because I care, not for recognition. I’m not a hero, it's just humanitarian for me to help.”

Keara has now been given the nickname ‘Keara the lifesaver’ at work.

Ali Buckman, A1 Authentics owner, said: “She just knew what to do, it was just quite lucky for that person that she was out there. It was very good timing, she just jumped into action, like it was second nature.

“She deserves recognition. It's scary to think what could have happened.”