Just came accross this on the BBC website.

A Police Officer (PC Martin Knights) swam out to a drowning 13 year old boy and rescued him in Southend.

The whole thing was captured on video :- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-19194377

I for one salute PC Knights .....Well done sir

Lets hope he gets a medal and not a rollocking from the Health & Safety brigade!!  2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black
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Yep well done that man  

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To the policeman , but did you see the way that person (the mother ?) didn't want to get to close to the water to give the boy a towel.......unbelievable  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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THe person with the towel was the other copper I think and had all of his gear on. Falling in with a stab vest and accessory belt on probably wouldn't be a great idea... 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
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Thank he was a normal person and not a modern day H&S worker.

Well done Mr Knights excellent, you deserve a medal.

There was a report recently about a beach lifeguard being sacked because he rescued someone who wasn't in the water in front of his bit of beach (I think that was the reason). Now that was ridiculous.

And don't blame everything on "health and safety" - the usual problem is that the insurance companies get arsey and refuse cover. The excuse given is "health and safety" but it's usually actually "insurance company telling us what we can do in order to get cover". 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
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