Hero officer who saved two dogs gets bravery award
PC Jamie Walker rescued two dogs from a frozen lake in Rotherham in December 2022PC Walker is now in the running for the National Police Federation Bravery AwardsA South Yorkshire police officer who broke through ice to pull two dogs out of a frozen lake has been given an award for his bravery.
The brave act took place at Silverwood Nature Reserve in Rotherham in December 2022 when PC Walker saw a woman waving for help.Recalling the event, he said: "My first thought was that somebody was in trouble in the water, so I rode up as fast as I could, dropped the bike on the ground and I ran up to the lakeside."The ice was quite thick and I had to crunch it to get through. One of the pugs was underwater and I knew I had to help her.
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