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Keith, you rock!

Honey in the medical tent with Keith. Both are pictured smiling.

Earlier this week, Download Festival-goers launched an appeal on Facebook to try and find their "absolute angel" Keith Hewitt, who had supported them at the medical tent.

Keith, Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Manager was the on-site nurse at the Leicestershire event who had tended to many people, one being Honey Lowe after the 21-year-old woke up in her tent at the weekend and could not feel her legs.

Keith pictured at Priestley Wharf with the CORRI values behind him

He stayed with her for several hours, reassuring her and even making her laugh, before she went to hospital for spinal surgery.

As festival-goers heaped praise on Keith in their comments under his photo, a theme emerged as they were joined by a stream of posters who told how he had been the saviour of their weekends too - fixing everything from swollen eyes to dislocations, sunburn and broken bones during the rock and metal festival.

Keith shared: "I don't do this for the gratitude, I do this for the enjoyment actually of knowing that people are able to go and do something that they enjoy," he said.

Keith's story gained so much traction that it caught the attention of BBC Birmingham! You can read the full article on their website. Well done Keith, you are a shining example of our Trust Values both in and out of work.

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