Linda Sinclair, 53, a broadcaster who lost a family member to suicide in 2018, prevented a woman from attempting suicide on an Orkney beach last year. She remembers how she saw the woman walking in the middle of the road and not moving aside for traffic. Ms Sinclair said she immediately knew something was wrong and went to her aid.
A broadcaster who helped stop someone from taking their own life has said she will "never forget the feeling" after the woman hugged her.
Ms Sinclair, of East Dunbartonshire, was out for a morning swim on Inganess beach when she saw a woman walking in the middle of the road and not moving aside for traffic. Ms Sinclair, who was still in the sea at this point, said: "I watched her crying, take off her shoes and walk fully clothed into the water.Ms Sinclair led the woman back to dry land, but she immediately turned around and walked back towards the water."I didn't have my phone with me, so I ran to the road and flagged down a man asking him to call 999.
"I spoke to her about her life and her family and reassured her that ending her own life wasn't the answer, nor was it her only option."She added: "Although she was a stranger, it made me think about my family's experience.When she eventually persuaded the woman to return to the shore, she saw emergency services waiting for her.
It comes ahead of the St Andrew's First Aid Scottish First Aid Awards 2025, and Ms Sinclair has encouraged emergency responders to enter. "As a result of this experience, I would highly recommend getting trained in mental health and emergency first aid to everyone.Stuart Callison, chief executive of St Andrew's First Aid, said: "Each year we are overwhelmed to hear of the number of courageous people across Scotland, like Linda, who have stepped up and stepped in during emergency situations.
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