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Woman rescued from lake by
local Police Officer
MERSEYSIDE Police's Area Commander, in
Sefton area, has praised the actions of a constable who rescued a woman from the
lake, at Southport Marine Promenade, Tuesday, 14 October 2015. The Police
Officers were called to the location at around 7.40pm, following a report of a
woman struggling in the water, about 100m away from the Marine Way Bridge. On
arrival local Officers noticed the woman was in distress. PC Gary Hoey swam out,
into the water and brought the woman to safety and then staying with her until
she received medical attention. The 24 year old woman, who was unhurt, was
subsequently detained under the Mental Health Act. Sefton Area Commander, Chief
Superintendent Peter Costello, said:- "I would like to take this
opportunity to commend the actions of our Officer. He immediately recognised the
distress the woman was in and bravely entered extremely cold water in darkness
to swim to the woman and pull her to safety. It is no exaggeration to say that
without his swift actions the woman could have lost her life. What PC Hoey did
was selfless and courageous and a testimony to the service that we aim to
provide every day to our communities across Merseyside, and no less than I would
expect from my brilliant team."
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