Woman looks for Hillsborough hero

A Leicestershire woman has said she would love to know who saved her at the Hillsborough disaster 20 years ago.

Gill Caldwell, from Melton, had travelled to the match with her then husband Brian Caldwell - a Liverpool fan - on 15 April 1989.

She passed out when she became trapped at the Lepping Lane end and was pulled over the fence onto the pitch.

Ninety-six Liverpool fans were killed at the FA Cup semi-final fixture with Nottingham Forest.

Gill said she and her husband, who have since separated, arrived at the ground early and managed to get a spot at the very front of the stand.

"They started to come in thick and fast and didn't seem to stop. As time went on and it got more squashed in there - I did want to get out - I felt quite frightened then.

"I was pinned to the side and couldn't move. I was just screaming for help, then I did pass out.

"I don't know who got me out. I was very fortunate. Otherwise, I would have been one of those who died," she said.

I'd love to have known who actually pulled me out over the fence

Gill Caldwell, Hillsborough survivor

The teaching assistant said she remembers coming round and finding herself lying on the pitch.

"I was lying face down not knowing where I was. I couldn't move my body."

The couple were taken to hospital and treated for bruising.

She added: "You learn to live with it and and move on but it's always there.

"I'd love to have known who actually pulled me out over the fence - as much as I've looked at the footage, I've never been able to see them and never been able to thank them."

Victims' families, survivors and players past and present will gather at Anfield for a remembrance service at 1445 BST, where a two-minute silence will be held at 1506 BST, the exact time the game was abandoned two decades ago.

The same tribute will also be observed in the city centres of Liverpool, Sheffield and Nottingham.