A brave Scots teen has been hailed after helping save the life of a young girl after she plunged down a steep hill on a day of heavy snowfall.
Heroic Alfie Fraser rushed to aid eleven-year-old Evie Collie after she slipped down a steep hill and suffered critical injuries.
The 15-year-old from Aberdeen called 999 for help and stayed with Evie until her parents arrived to comfort her.
Despite not wearing any gloves on the day in February, Alfie then stayed to help the paramedic crew when they arrived, making several trips from the ambulance carrying equipment through deep snow and assisting the crew in carrying Evie to the ambulance.
Bosses at the Scottish Ambulance Service have awarded the teen a special commendation for his brave actions- and reunited Alfie with the little girl and her family.
He was presented with a certificate by Area Service Manager Keith Jensen and Aberdeen Paramedic Valerie Bruce, who nominated Alfie for the Local Hero Award following his actions.
Alfie said: “I saw what had happened and knew she must have been badly hurt so I had to act quickly. And I was glad I was there to help.”
Scottish Ambulance Service paramedic Valerie Bruce said: “Alfie had no gloves, and was wearing just trainers, and yet he battled against the elements to help us get Evie to safety.
“In all my years of being in the service I’ve never come across such a helpful member of the public and one so young.
"Getting this critically-injured child to hospital was only made possible with Alfie’s help. It was lovely to see Evie’s smiling face, and that she has made a full recovery from her injuries.”
Evie’s mum Marlene said: “We would like to say a big thanks to Alfie for helping Evie and he really deserved this certificate. We would like to say a huge thank you to the Paramedics Valerie and Phil who attended to Evie at the scene of her accident and on transfer to ED.
"They were very kind, maintaining a professional, calm and reassuring manner in what was such a frightening and stressful situation for us as a family.
"Also a huge thank you to the team at ED in ARI along with the HDU team at Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. We are so very fortunate to have such skilled medics, paramedics and the Scottish Ambulance Service who face extreme pressures, especially in the current challenging climate.”
