Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth

Police officers and a gardener who helped save a worker at Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham estate are being honoured for their actions.

PC Keith Hunt, PC Darren Wynne and head gardener Martin Woods' quick thinking and swift action allowed them to rescue a man in his 30s who fell into into the Lower Lake while riding a grass cutter at the monarch's country retreat in Norfolk, England last July.

The trio worked together and began CPR before paramedics arrived at the scene of the incident.

They are being awarded for their efforts by the The Royal Humane Society - a charity which assesses and awards the efforts of those who save another's life.

According the the BBC, PC Wynne was "humbled to receive this recognition" alongside the other officer but maintains the "best reward" was saving the man's life.

Meanwhile, PC Hunt recalled the heroic actions they took when they found the gardening tool upturned.

They managed to turn the machine upright and pulled it back onto the bank before freeing the worker who was stuck.

The officer explained: "As soon as we found the upturned grass cutter, we went into the water to right it and free the worker who was fastened in.

"Knowing that other officers were calling for an ambulance, we started to try to resuscitate the man and used the defibrillator that we carry in our car.

"When paramedics arrived we continued to give CPR."

Following the incident the man was rushed to hospital where he remained in critical condition but has since recovered.


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