A DOUGLAS man has raised £1,307 for the hyperbaric chamber – 20 years after he received treatment there after an accident.

Selwyn Facey, 54, took part in the Scottish Widows Parish Walk for the first time in June, finishing the 85-mile trek in 32nd place in a time of just over 20 hours.

Twenty years ago he was spraying a lorry, wearing a mask to keep out the fumes, but the compressor had a fault and instead of air it was feeding him pure carbon monoxide.

He collapsed and was taken by ambulance to Noble's Hospital where a forward-thinking young doctor sent him to the chamber for oxygen treatment.

Selwyn, who lives in Woodburn Square and works for the Department of Health, said: "I used the chamber daily and it healed all the damage done by the carbon monoxide. While I as a patient there I saw the wide range of problems the chamber can help with.

"If I had not used the chamber so quickly, I would never have been able to take part in the Parish Walk as the damage would probably have been irreversible."

Selwyn thanked work colleagues and friends who helped him raise the money.

Selwyn, left, is pictured handing the cheque to  Clare Duchars, registered nurse/hyperbaric technologist and David Downie, medical technician