“A police officer and a paramedic rescued a woman who fell into the freezing Nottingham Canal, lost consciousness and slipped under the water.
Body-camera footage shows Nottinghamshire Police officer Lee Lane and an unnamed East Midlands Ambulance Service paramedic rushing to save the woman, who was struggling to keep her head above the murky water.
The two jump into the canal, pull her out and then provide medical assistance.
‘As I was running toward her with the paramedic, I took my taser vest and stab vest off before we both jumped in the water,’ officer Lane said in his report. ‘I was just thinking we had to get to her before she died. The water was freezing cold, and I didn’t realize how deep it was, with the water coming up to my shoulder.
‘My colleagues were able to provide first aid and clear the water from her lungs as she regained consciousness. We then covered her with a blanket to keep her warm until the ambulance arrived.’
The EMAS paramedic said he and the police officer had no choice but to go into the canal.
‘Myself and the police officer realized she would not resurface and both of us knew then we had to jump in to rescue her. Despite how cold the water would have felt, I didn’t feel it at the time because my ultimate goal was to save this woman, so the adrenaline had kicked in,’ he added in the report.”
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