Damar Hamlin ‘doing well’ and moved back to Buffalo to continue recovery a week after cardiac arrest | US News

American football player Damar Hamlin is “doing well” and has been moved back to Buffalo, doctors have said – a week after he collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrest during a game.

Hamlin, 24, was discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and flown to Buffalo, where he will continue his recovery at a different hospital.

Doctors said Hamlin has been walking since Friday, and has been eating regular food.

Dr William Knight said he was “doing well”, while another medic, Dr Timothy Pritts, said: “We continue to be ecstatic about his recovery”.

Hamlin‘s heart had to be re-started after he suddenly fell to the ground and had a cardiac arrest during a game last Monday night against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Medical staff rushed on to the field and gave the Buffalo Bills player CPR for about 10 minutes before he was taken from the stadium in an ambulance as stunned players and spectators – including his parents – looked on in silence.

Normal recovery from a cardiac arrest like this can be measured from weeks to months, doctors say.