Hillsborough inquests: Fan who carried victim across the pitch described them “looking at each other” and four other things we learnt today, September 22

A summary of day 224 of proceedings

The court heard Carl Brown, an 18-year-old from Leigh, had travelled to the game with a group including his friend Lee Walls.

In a statement Mr Walls described going down the tunnel and into the pen with Carl.

He said: "Carl Brown got carried further to the right.

"I looked at Carl and he waved, but within a matter of seconds he disappeared.

"I don't know if he got pushed right over or if he fell."

Gerard Cosgrove said he had been in pen four of the Leppings Lane terrace, but the court heard he later helped casualties on the pitch.

He said: "I was pulled out by a police sergeant and a WPC and I just collapsed.

"As I got pulled out of the gate I just collapsed on the floor."

He added: "When I got pulled out of the pen, I ran over to the policeman, and, like I say, he was giving mouth to mouth, but there was no one giving heart massage.

"So I just asked him ‘tell me exactly what to do’ and he said ‘press down on his chest’."

He later helped a second casualty, believed to be Carl.

Andrew Pratt, who was on duty outside the ground for the semi-final, described being called onto the pitch.

In a statement he said: "At some time, probably about half past 3, 20 to 4, I saw that there were at least 20 apparently dead bodies lying on the pitch and several others being attended to be police, supporters and St John's.

"At about this time, I saw that one of those bodies was a man who I now know to be Carl Brown."

Barry Lamb identified himself on photos helping to carry a hoarding with 19-year-old Ian Whelan, from Warrington, on.

He said: "As we were running off the pitch to the makeshift mortuary, the top what he was wearing came off his face and we were both looking at each other."

But he said he saw no signs of life and described Ian as pale, with "no colour at all".

The court heard Ian's parents, Wilfred and Doris, had phoned the emergency telephone number after their son did not return from the match and gave his details and a description of him.

The were called at 4am the following day and informed that one of the victims matched his description.

The family travelled to Sheffield and identified Ian's body at about 10.35am on Sunday, April 16.

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