A WIRRAL man whose life was saved by two heroic schoolboys has said he is "so lucky to be alive".

Anthony White praised the swift actions Christian Johnson and Joshua Darby, who found him lying face down on a path near the war memorial in Grange Hill on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 30.

The boys were on their way home from Calday Grange Grammar after a cross-country session when they found Anthony.

The labourer had been working on a building site across the road from the school and was on his way home when he collapsed.

Christian and Joshua called for an ambulance and asked two passers-by, David and Jane Kennedy for help.

Anthony, from Moreton, was taken to hospital for checks.

He told the Globe today: "I can't thank Christian, Joshua, David and Jane enough for their actions.

"All I can remember about that afternoon was that I had been walking home. Then I came round and found myself being put in the recovery position.

"It wasn’t until I read the Globe this week that I realised what had happened to me.

"If I had been left lying on the path for much longer I could have died.

"I feel so lucky to be alive and can’t them enough. I owe them so much."

Christian and Joshua were praised for their actions during a school assembly.

Recalling the incident, Christian – who helped put Anthony into the recovery position - told the Globe last week: "At first we thought he was dead, so we called an ambulance and asked two people to help.

"He had collapsed and said he needed his inhaler. We gave him his inhaler.

"We don't know how long he'd been there, but when the paramedics came they said that had he been left there any longer he could have died."

Joshua, who was down at the bottom of the path waiting for the ambulance to arrive, added: "It's good to be called heroes, but it feels a bit weird.

"What happened is all a bit shocking, because it's not what you expect to find on your average walk home from school."

Praising the boys, Calday Grammar headteacher Mark Rodway said: "The first I knew about this was when we received a phone call from Mr Kennedy, the man who had helped them, to tell us about what Christian and Joshua had done.

"He enthused about how mature Christian and Joshua had both been when faced with something of a dilemma.

"He added that they had been a tremendous credit to themselves and also the school.

"It is always a pleasure to receive telephone calls such as these, which praise the excellent conduct of our students outside the school environment and I am exceedingly proud of Christian and Joshua."

David Kennedy, who along with wife Jane helped the boys to save the man, added: "I congratulate the boys for what they did.

"They played an absolutely amazing role in helping to save the man's life and I had to call the school to let them know what had happened.

"The fact that they spotted the gentlemen and did everything they could to help is fantastic.

"If they are indicative of Calday pupils, then the school's staff and students can feel very proud of themselves."