'Selfless' Doncaster officers praised for saving man from river
All three PCs put themselves in danger to save a man from drowning
Three Doncaster police officers have been recognised by the Royal Humane Society for saving a man's life, after he jumped into a river.
PCs Oliver Langton, Jack Gascoigne and Connor Bluck were all called to St George's Bridge when the man, who was attempting to take his own life, jumped in.
Two of the officers waded in along with a member of the public to help get the man out, with PC Bluck later providing first aid.
South Yorkshire Police's Doncaster District Commander Chief Superintendent Pete Thorp said:
"The primary duty of police officers is to preserve life and that is exactly what PCs Langton, Gascoigne and Bluck did in this challenging set of circumstances.
"Every officer displayed selflessness and bravery in this incident to genuinely save a life and their actions typify what policing is really about.
"They should all be immensely proud of what they did, and I am grateful to the Royal Humane Society for recognising their life-saving actions.
"We often don't get the chance to share some of the demanding, harrowing and traumatic situations our officers have to deal with it, and it's important these actions are recognised and applauded."