PC Sally Nicol, a police officer in Scotland, narrowly escaped death while rescuing 10 motorists stranded by a raging storm. She was caught in a series of avalanche-like mudslides, saving her colleague's life in the process. Despite being airlifted to safety, Sally continued her shift, helping another 20 people stuck in their vehicles due to a river flood.
A hero police officer almost died rescuing 10 motorists stranded in raging storms that swept Scotland .
She said: “It was only when I was in the helicopter and looking down on the landslides and mud that it dawned on me how bad it was and the imminent danger we’d been in.“It’s when you get home and take your uniform off that you are sitting there thinking, ‘Wow – how did I survive that?’Sally is one of 29 officers from across Scotland who will be recognised this week for lifesaving acts of bravery and service to the public at a Scottish Police Federation ceremony in Edinburgh.
“I got a tow rope, tied it to a barrier and tried to shimmy on to a path below so I could see better.“I was submerged in the mud and it was really difficult to get out. But survival mode kicked in and I managed to free myself, get to my feet and back up the embankment.” Sally said: “I thought, ‘We are stranded here and are all going to get submerged’. We could hear and see the various“A landslide could have have happened there and then and wiped us all out. I was trying to remain upbeat while trying to arrange our evacuation and to stop people panicking and to keep calm.”The PC, who has 19 years’ service, said: “I shouted for him to get out the way and then the whole lot came down. He managed to get himself and his car to safety just in time.
Her boss Sergeant Brian Simpson, who nominated her for an individual bravery award, praised her courage in the face of extreme danger.
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