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Human chain saves woman and PC from Kingston Bridge fall

A policeman who grabbed hold of a woman as she tried to jump off a London bridge himself had to be rescued when he was dragged over a barrier.

Metropolitan Police officer Fab Ahmed was alerted to a woman on Kingston Bridge on 28 October.

As she jumped, PC Ahmed grabbed hold of her. His heavy body armour meant he toppled forwards and over the railings.

Two of his colleagues and a passing fireman reacted quickly and managed to pull both him and the woman to safety.

The woman was met by paramedics and taken to hospital.

PC Ahmed said: "I knew I had a major fight on my hands to stay alive and do my best to help the lady when we both hit the water"

"It was at this point I felt someone grab hold of my ankles just as I was going past the point of no return. This stopped myself and the lady from continuing our journey into the river."

I think this story is very moving and it shows the amount of dedication some people have towards their jobs and people in society. If this man and others around him acted differently to how they did it could have resulted i a completely different news case of which lives could have been lost.It makes you want o aspire t be like them as he is labelled a hero and it must feel amazing to save someones life with such risk, it shows that not everyone is self centred and there is god people out there.