Hero cop rescues 7 from river
Published: August 30, 2006
A POLICE constable pulled seven people and a dog to safety after huge waves capsized their speedboat next to a pontoon yesterday.
PC Dawn Smith hauled three men, three women, a 12-year-old girl and a chihuahua out of the water before they were crushed by their 18ft boat.
The 5ft 5in officer said: “They were in a really dangerous position, the waves had washed them against the pontoon and was washing the boat against them.
“They were four or five feet down so I pulled them out one by one.
“I don’t know where I got my strength from. One of the men said I was stronger than I looked because I’m only small.”
PC Smith was watching from a patrol boat as the family and friends tried to cross the River Crouch near Burnham, Essex.
If you enjoyed this good news Subscribe to Good News Blog
Share this
To share this simply copy and paste one of the below URL's: