Sign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror - The Coronavirus Briefing Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailA heroic PCSO, who saved four teens from drifting out to sea, has died from coronavius. John Hood developed symptoms of Covid-19 more than a week before his admission to Ipswich Hospital on March 20. The 66-year-old from Felixstowe, immediately went into self-isolation and fought the illness until his condition worsened and he sought medical help. Mr Hood was described as a “kind, generous and courageous man” by his partner, Nita Crossley, who he lived with. In 2016, Mr Hood won a Stars of Suffolk award for diving into the sea off Felixstowe beach to rescue four girls.

Source: Daily Mirror March 30, 2020 12:44 UTC