Nottinghamshire Police officers who rescued a man from freezing water at Newark Marina hailed heroes
Nottinghamshire Police officers who rescued a man from freezing water at Newark Marina hailed heroes | Updated: 08:34, 15 March 2021 Police officers who hauled a man to safety after he fell off his house boat into the water has been hailed heroes. Response officers arrived within seven minutes of the 999 call to Newark Marina and pulled Timothy Smithen out of the freezing river. "Without the officers arriving, Tim would have died. I have no doubt about that," said Mr Smithen's wife, Janet. Newark Marina (45126910) "I had a hold of him, but that grip was loosening and I couldn't hold on to ...
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