A West Mercia Police contact handler has been praised for helping to save a Shropshire man's life after he became trapped in his car in floodwater.
Peter Bridges has been praised after helping to save Gary's life after his car became trapped in floodwater
Peter, who lives in Worcester, remained on the phone with Mr Bowman for more than an hour while police officers and other emergency services located him. “I thought I was staring death in the face as the water level got higher in my car but Peter kept me calm and helped me get through it all."
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