Melton Police Receive Award For Helping A Man With Dementia

The kind and heroic actions of two officers from Melton Mowbray in rescuing a man with dementia during severe flooding in Bottesford has attracted the praise of an off duty chief inspector from Nottinghamshire Police.

PC Dan Daley and Sergeant Jon Martin were on patrol last year, when a storm and significant rainfall led to the worse flooding Bottesford had seen in recent history. The officers were responding to a call from a neighbour of an elderly gentleman with dementia who was confused and trapped in his house due to flooding. He was sat in a foot of freezing water watching television and needed to be evacuated from the building.

PC Daley and Sergeant Martin helped support the gentleman and eventually transported him to a care home. PC Daley even gave the gentleman his own work boots to help him safely exit the building.

Their actions prompted a chief inspector from Nottinghamshire Police to write to the neighbourhood inspector praising them. He wrote; “I was off duty that day and helping neighbours who were flooded. Your officers were called to assist us and the local authority. Your officers were professional, helpful and compassionate and are a real credit to your force and our service. Please pass on my thanks to them.”

In recognition of their actions, PC Dan Daley and Sergeant Jon Martin were presented with a Chief Superintendent’s Award for Outstanding Work. Inspector Darren Richardson said; “ Not much more can be added to this accreditation from a neighbouring force, apart from thanks to the swift actions of these officers, the gentleman was safely removed from the building. They ensured his well-being by collecting some of his clothing and arranged emergency accommodation for him.”

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