Response officers managed to save a distressed woman’s life after she had fallen into the River Trent and was travelling downstream at speed. In March this year, officers attended reports that a woman, in her 30s, had fallen into the river near Newark and immediately started a search. After locating some clothing and a mobile phone, they carried out an extensive search of the river by torchlight and spotted a woman struggling in the water. After several minutes of attempting to rescue her with a water line, PC Oliver Wood managed to position himself at the very edge of the river and reach out …
