Courageous Telford police officer who risked own life to save man from drowning nominated for national bravery award
A Telford-based police officer who risked his own life to save a man from drowning has been nominated for a national bravery award.
PC Chris Rogers, a member of the West Mercia Police Federation, said he went into "auto-pilot mode" in June 2022 when he saw a man fall from a 30-foot tall bridge over the River Wye in Herefordshire.
The man, who was believed to be intoxicated, landed face down in the river and was unconscious, resulting in Chris running hundreds of metres before jumping into the water and swimming out to save him.
“Whether I was in uniform or not, I would have done the same,” says Chris.
“If I’m honest, I didn’t even think about what I was doing. I went into complete auto-pilot mode.”
“I’m actually a little bit embarrassed that I’ve even been nominated for an award. For me, I was just doing my job - and whether I was in uniform or not, I would have done the same.”
Chris, who joined the Force in 2008, described how the incident occurred after ‘two intoxicated men’ tried to enter a scene he was guarding.
