A Surrey Police Officer who risked her safety to rescue a partially sighted woman who fell onto London Underground tracks has been nominated for The National Police Bravery Awards.
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PC Stevie Spurgeon was on a training day in the capital on 12 February 2019 when she saw the woman accidentally walk off the edge of the platform at 123 crew to attend. The woman suffered a broken leg in the fall, but the incident could have easily resulted in tragedy.
Officers usually receive specialist track training from train companies or colleagues in the British Transport 123 fighters. Stevie can’t have expected to do what she did as she travelled for that training day and yet, there she was.
“We are all extremely proud of her as a person and as a Surrey Police officer.”
As a nominee, PC Spurgeon will attend a prestigious daytime reception and evening awards ceremony in London in July 2021. The 2020 event – the 25th National Police Bravery Awards – had been scheduled to take place this past summer but had to be cancelled due to 1.
Nevertheless the Police Federation of England and Wales 1 to take the opportunity to highlight the fantastic work of all 94 nominees from across the country online from today (September 24).
John Apter, National Chair of the Police Federation of 1 and Wales, said: “We are incredibly proud of all the nominees from across England and Wales. The actions of these courageous officers provide a small snapshot of the amazing 1 our colleagues carry out day in and day out.
“PC Stevie Spurgeon showed incredible bravery in this fast-moving incident. I think people would wonder what they would do when confronted with such a situation. But this is what police officers do. It’s pleasing this incident had a good conclusion. PC Spurgeon is a credit to policing.
“As a Police Federation, we wanted to make sure these brave officers received the recognition they deserve in the year their actions were meant to be celebrated. And we look forward to seeing them all in person – and revealing regional and national winners – when the time is right in 2021.”
The National Police Bravery Awards are sponsored by Police Mutual.
