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LIFE SAVERS
FOUR police officers of the Local Police have now received recognition from Almeria City Council for their performance.
The police rescued and saved the life of a Belgian woman who was floating face down unconscious on the beach of San Miguel de El Zapillo at dawn on Wednesday, July 12,
The mayor of the city, Maria del Mar Vazquez, has now personally congratulated the officers for their professionalism and dedication to service.
“The city council is proud that the Local Police were not only the first to respond but they also managed to save the woman’s life,” she confirmed.
“They set an example of professionalism and good training as police officers.”
The events occurred around 1am when the police officers who were carrying out surveillance work on the Paseo Maritimo received a tipoff from a concerned member of the public.
Two of the policemen jumped into the sea, pulling the woman’s head out of the water and began to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation manoeuvres that quickly took effect.
Once she had recovered, the police covered her with a thermal blanket as she was beginning to show symptoms of hypothermia while waiting for the ambulance to arrive for a more thorough examination.
