Two police officers saved a drowning man by pulling him from a pond.
PCs Amy Bale and Red Haddouch found him unresponsive, floating in the middle of the pond on Wandsworth Common.
The Met officers felt they had no option but to wade into the water on July 16 as other emergency services were en route.
PC Bale said: “He was gradually starting to go under and I was very worried that if that happened, we wouldn’t be able to find him again.
“In a situation like that, where you know someone’s life looks to be in danger, it’s human instinct more than anything. You just do what you have to do.”
PC Bale then managed to build up a good rapport with the man and accompanied him to hospital, spending the next three hours in her wet uniform.
She then headed back to the station, had a shower, and went back out on patrol.
Sergeant James O’Connor said: “This is a great example of our officers selflessly putting the public first and while they have played it down as just another day at work, I am exceptionally proud of them and their actions.”
