A POLICE officer and PSCO who helped save a woman at risk of suicide have received certificates of commendation. PCSO Geoff Wynn and PC Holly Hornsby have been recognised for their quick thinking in saving a woman’s life on the A64, near Malton. In August 2019, motorists reported a woman in distress on a bridge over the A64 near Malton. Five members of the public, including an off-duty police officer, approached the woman, and took hold of her, staying with her while the emergency services were called. When police arrived a short time later, PCSO Geoff Wynn also took hold of the woman, preventing her from jumping, whilst PC Holly Hornsby spoke to her to keep her calm.
North Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Lisa Winward MEMBERS of the public, a police officer and a PCSO who helped save a woman at risk of suicide have received certificates of commendation. North Yorkshire Police say that in August 2019, motorists reported a woman in distress on a bridge over the A64 near Malton. Five members of the public, including an off-duty police officer, approached the woman, and took hold of her, staying with her while the emergency services were called. When police arrived a short time later, PCSO Geoff Wynn also took hold of the woman, preventing her from jumping, whilst PC Holly Hornsby spoke to her to keep her calm.