'A river of blood from the mosque': Tearful ambulance worker reveals horrific scenes he was confronted with when responding to the Christchurch massacre An ambulance worker who responded to the massacre said it was carnage He and his colleagues were forced to step over bodies of the dead in the mosque They searched for survivors after all of the walking wounded left the building By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press Published: 05:51 GMT, 18 March 2019 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 18 March 2019 Viewcomments An ambulance worker who first responded to the horror shooting at a mosque in Christchurch has tearfully spoken about seeing blood seeping from the building's front door. Ambulance technician Paul Bennett said nothing prepared him for the scene he confronted on Friday when he arrived at the Al Noor Mosque after a Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant, 28, allegedly roamed the mosque, executing those there for Friday prayers. Mr Bennett said by the time he arrived 'there was a river of blood coming out of the mosque... it was literally flowing off the terracotta tiles'. He said he and his colleagues were forced to step over the bodies of the dead to find victims who had survived the massacre. An ambulance worker who responded to the horror shooting at a mosque in Christchurch has tearfully spoken about what he saw 'We tried to get our stretcher into the mosque but we couldn't because there were fatalities in the way. We ended up having to lift the bodies over the top of other bodies on to stretchers,' he said. St John Paramedic Karen Jackson said by the time they had arrived, the walking wounded had left the building. The only people who were left inside were critical, or had already died. Among those on shift when the news broke was a recent graduate from an Australian university on his first day on the job. Jason Watson, an ICU paramedic who was organising logistics at the scene said he was surprised only one victim had died in hospital following the attack People lay flowers and notes to pay tribute, at Deans Ave street close to the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch where at least 50 people were reportedly killed in twin terror attacks 'He had spent a total of four weeks in the back of an ambulance prior to that day, so baptism by fire,' shift supervisor Jason Watson said. 'He turned up at the mosque and took part.' Call handler Spencer Dennehy, nine months in the job, discussed how in her first call she had to keep a woman, whose two-year-old and husband were in one of the mosques at the time, from going after her family. 'She was very emotional and hysterical ... she determined to go,' Ms Dennehy, a Christchurch resident herself, said, noting all three survived. St John Paramedic Karen Jackson said by the time they had arrived, the walking wounded had left the building 'It was very, very distressing ... I was trying to be strong for her.' Jason Watson, an ICU paramedic who was organising logistics at the scene said he was surprised only one victim had died in hospital following the attack. 'A good half of the patients I saw go into the back of ambulances I expected to die within an hour,' he said. 'The fact that only one has is incredible and is a plus to the entire Christchurch emergency services community and members of the public that helped out. Twelve of 50 people injured remained in critical condition over the weekend, including one child. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility