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09/01/2017
Police Officers Rescue Woman From Water Behind SSE Arena
Two Belfast Harbour police officers have been praised for their bravery after they rescued a woman from the water behind the SSE Arena in Belfast on Sunday night.
Emergency services were called to a reports of a woman in the water at around 10pm.
It is understood that as coastguard crews made their way to the scene, it was reported that two police officers entered the water and rescued the woman.
Posting on their Facebook page, the Portaferry Coastguard Rescue Team, said: "While on route to Belfast the call came to stand down and return to Portaferry due to the female being recovered from the water by two brave PSNI officers who entered the water to save her.
"The quick thinking of the two police officers made this incident a good outcome, well done."
(MH/JP)
Emergency services were called to a reports of a woman in the water at around 10pm.
It is understood that as coastguard crews made their way to the scene, it was reported that two police officers entered the water and rescued the woman.
Posting on their Facebook page, the Portaferry Coastguard Rescue Team, said: "While on route to Belfast the call came to stand down and return to Portaferry due to the female being recovered from the water by two brave PSNI officers who entered the water to save her.
"The quick thinking of the two police officers made this incident a good outcome, well done."
(MH/JP)
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