SITTING and listening to his family’s recollections of a miraculous escape, George Langley knows how lucky he is.The 44-year-old was back in his Mt Pleasant home yesterday, little more than a week after the moment that almost ended his life.A father of four, including a four-year-old son, Mr Langley survived a severe electric shock that happened while he was erecting speakers for the Cycling Australia Road National Championships near Mt Buninyong.The shock sent him into cardiac arrest, and after four days in an induced coma in a Melbourne hospital, Mr Langley is alive to tell the tale.Despite being left with no memory of the incident, a skin graft on his leg and burns to his hands are reminders of the accident.“I don’t even remember going to work that day,” he said.“I woke up and looked around (the hospital ward) and thought ‘why am I here?’ That’s the first thing I thought of. “I got told I had received an electric shock and that just blew me away. I didn’t know what was going on.“I was empty, I didn’t know what to feel. I couldn’t believe it.”Mr Langley, who was helping his older brother at the time of the accident on Friday, January 6, said he was grateful to have a second chance at life.“I’m unlucky to be caught in that situation, but very lucky to be here and very thankful,” he said.“You’ve only got one chance, but I was just lucky I got two chances. That’s what it comes down to.”Mr Langley’s wife Clare said she never gave up hope on her husband of 12 years.She even joked about a promise made to ride with Mr Langley on the back of his beloved Harley-Davidson motorcycle if he made it through.“I think that’s the only thing that brought him out,” she laughed.“I said I was going to sell it, shave his head and shave his beard. You just had to have a sense of humour.“Once I knew his heart had stopped and it had come back, I never ever gave up hope that he would come out. I thought there might be repercussions, like injuries, but I never ever gave up hope.”Clare thanked all those that had helped to save her husband, including people on the scene before paramedics arrived, which is believed to have been crucial in his survival.She also thanked family and friends who had offered their love and support during the ordeal.Mr Langley, a grandfather of three, will travel to Melbourne today for further treatment on his burns, and will have scans on his heart to ensure there is no lasting damage.Follow @chrissymonal