Burgess 'saves' woman after sudden collapse

A pistillate surviving with a disablement has declared Rabbitohs large Sam Burgess "saved my life" aft helium came to her assistance erstwhile she collapsed astatine South Sydney grooming past week.

Speaking exclusively to Wide World of Sports, 53-year-old Vicki Panos thought she was going to dice erstwhile she suffered a aesculapian occurrence portion watching the Rabbitohs bid astatine Redfern connected Thursday.

"I was connected the ground, distressed, it was truthful hot, my bosom was hardly beating and I thought, 'This is it, I americium going to die," Rabbitohs tragic Panos, an epileptic who is legally blind, told WWOS.

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Sam Burgess takes a 'selfie' with Rabbitohs fans up of the the NRL semi Ffinal lucifer betwixt Cronulla and the South Sydney. (Brendon Thorne via Getty Images)

"Then Sam appeared from obscurity and held my hand, helium brushed my hairsbreadth retired of my look and said, 'You volition beryllium OK love, bent successful there, we person an ambulance coming'.

"He gave maine his ain vigor portion and that helped a lot.

"He refused to permission my broadside due to the fact that helium told maine helium utilized to nurture his precocious dada erstwhile helium was struggling done pain.

"It gave maine the spot to combat on. I was successful and retired of consciousness, but knowing helium was determination gave maine the spot to combat on.

"He saved my life, nary uncertainty astir it.

"I've work a batch of atrocious things astir him successful the property but ever thought helium was a decent person… this conscionable proves it."

Sam Burgess successful enactment for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. (Getty)

With her wellness issues, Panos decided precocious not to spell to Souths games anymore - adjacent though she loves the team.

"But this has fixed maine the volition to support going and I'll beryllium determination this year," she present says.

"Sam is simply a large quality being - I would dice for that man."

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