Brave Bolton police officers rescue woman drowning in brook

A group of Bolton police officers who rushed to the help of a woman who was drowning in a brook have been commended for their bravery.

On March 1 this year, around midday, police attended Eagley Brook in north Bolton after they were called to reports of a concern for the welfare of a woman.

Officers found a woman, who had previously been reported missing a couple of days before, was submerged in water, and stuck in deep mud in the brook.

Two officers ­â€" PC Golding and PC Burrows ­â€" immediately went to the woman’s rescue, having to go through a deep embankment in order to reach her.

Three other officers at the scene ­â€" PC Rourke, PC Ashcroft and PC Atkinson ­â€" stayed at the edge of the embankment and helped lift the woman out of the cold water and onto the bank where she could receive first aid from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) paramedics.

Firefighters from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue (GMFRS) helped paramedics to get the woman out of the woodland due to the very remote location, where she was then taken to hospital to receive treatment.

All of the officers involved recently received a divisional commander’s ‘good work minute’ for their handling of the incident.

Superintendent Steph Parker, GMP’s divisional commander for Bolton, said: “Ensuring the public’s safety is our number one priority and I am proud that our officers quick-thinking and teamwork resulted in saving the woman from danger.

“All of them showed professionalism, motivation and dedication and without their response, the situation could have ended very differently. Fortunately, the woman is now safe and receiving the treatment she needs.

“I would also like to thank our emergency service colleagues, for their part in the effort to get the woman to the hospital and get her the treatment she needs, as well as the member of the public who reported her in the water.”

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