A man who died after collapsing inside a gym has had a defibrillator installed in his memory at a popular walking spot.

Austin Davies, 27, from Deane in Bolton, died suddenly when he collapsed inside a gym on Portland Street in central Manchester in May last year.

Following his death, friends, family and colleagues of Mr Davies decided to raise money to fund a community defibrillator, which has now been installed at the United Utilities Rivington Information Centre close to Rivington Pike.

The fundraising drive was led by Mr Davies' colleague Ben Sloan, who said: "Austin was a great guy and his death was a massive shock to everyone.

"He was very popular and had lots of friends at work, and was part of the football and badminton team.

"He was a warm, generous and fun person to be around and his death has been a huge loss to us all."

Mr Davies, a fit and healthy software developer, had been diagnosed just weeks before his death with heart condition ventricular tachycardia, after he began to suffer with breathlessness.

Mr Sloan added: "We wanted to raise money for something to remember him and that would potentially help others in the future.

"He always enjoyed family walks around Rivington and so we felt that was the perfect spot.

"United Utilities have been really helpful in making this a reality."

The device, which is available 24 hours a day, has been installed on the side of the Great House Barn Information Centre and will be maintained by United Utilities,

United Utilities catchment manager, Matt Upton, said: "We were more than happy to help when Ben approached us with the request to install a defibrillator at our Rivington Information centre because these pieces of equipment really can save lives.

"We normally have around two million visitors a year to Rivington and it’s part of our purpose to support the communities where we work.

“Although the car parks, barn and café are closed at present, it will be the hub of the estate again when the lockdown restrictions are lifted."

The device is kept in a locked box and is logged with the emergency services.

If anyone in the area suffers from suspected cardiac arrest a 999 operator can give out a code to unlock the box and instruct members of the public on how to operate it.