THREE-YEAR-OLD Casey Maclean is a walking miracle.

Just weeks ago the little girl was brought back to life by paramedics after her heart stopped beating.

By the time paramedics arrived at her home she was blue and lifeless. Paramedic Julie Granger, 41, said: "My first impression was that she was dead and we weren't going to get her back."

The little girl was 'shocked' in the ambulance on the five-minute journey to Yorkhill Hospital and on the second attempt, her heart started beating again.

It is extremely rare for a child of Casey's age to suffer a cardiac arrest and was a "once in a lifetime" career call for the ambulance crew involved.

Parents Audrey and Malcolm Maclean had an emotional reunion with the staff who saved their daughter's life.

Audrey, 41, from Colston near Springburn, said: "Casey came running to the top of the stairs, and it was as if she knew something was wrong. She came down and then collapsed and went rigid. I put her down on the couch and her eyes started rolling then she took a breath. She then took one breath and we thought she was dead.

"I called my sister who is a nurse at Stobhill, and she gave her CPR until the ambulance came.

"It's absolutely amazing to see the paramedics again. She wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them."

Doctors still don't know what caused Casey's heart to stop on July 8.

But it's possible it could happen again so her mum must now carry a defribrilator with her at all times. Casey is also on heart medication while tests continue to try to find out a possible cause.

Julie, from Bishopbriggs, said: "When we arrived she was blue and lifeless.

"Children don't generally have cardiac arrests. We were told in training, you will never see it. I hope I never see it again.

"To see her running about today and living her life, we were in tears. She's a remarkable wee girl."

caroline.wilson@eveningtimes.co.uk