Nigel Maggs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I was a Rail Cop for 34 years. If you haven't 👣 in my boots, then you've no idea what I dealt with. Owner of 2 Goldendoodles 🐕🐕. I walk them for MH reasons

[Nigel Maggs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @NMaggs]

@HannahIamthest1 Paul, we took our daughter to a local hydro therapy when she was three and a half years old to get her used to water. She went on to have swimming lessons at a school on a Saturday morning. Aged 10, she was able to swim 1 mile in the same pool on 2 occasions

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

🚔 “There was a lady under the train and she was still alive. So we’ve got to get on to that and deal with it.”

That was the mindset of four South Yorkshire Police firearms officers faced with a scene most people would never forget.

A busy platform at Doncaster Station.
Commuters in shock.
A woman trapped underneath a train with catastrophic injuries.

PC Christopher Bell, PC Ben Hawley, PC Carl Holden and PC Tanveer Akhtar didn’t stand back and wait.

They climbed down onto the tracks with their first aid kits and crawled underneath the train.

“One foot clearance above our heads.”

Just picture that for a moment.

Darkness.
Metal.
Noise.
Confusion.
And four officers trying to keep somebody alive underneath a train carriage.

PC Bell recalled:
“I had to take my stab vest off to get under the train.”

PC Hawley said:
“We ran past ambulance and fire services on the platform. I just shouted: ‘This line off? Are we safe to get down?’”

Then came the moment they discovered the woman was still conscious.

“It was surprising that she was conscious and talking. She could tell us her name, but was massively in shock.”

The officers applied tourniquets to her legs, treated serious head injuries, and manoeuvred her inch by inch underneath the carriage so they could support her head and keep her alive.

And this is something a lot of people outside policing probably don’t realise…

Firearms officers receive advanced trauma and first aid training because they may have to deal with catastrophic injuries in some of the most dangerous situations imaginable.

That training mattered here.

The ability to stay calm.
The ability to use tourniquets correctly.
The ability to assess trauma injuries under immense pressure.
The ability to work together in an environment where one wrong move could have had devastating consequences.

Later, NHS surgeons contacted police to say that without the officers’ intervention, the woman’s life “would have been lost.”

That is extraordinary policing.

Not for applause.
Not for recognition.

Just courage, professionalism, teamwork, and four officers refusing to give up on another human being.

For anyone thinking about police recruitment or wanting to join the police…

This is the reality of the job at its very best.

Highly trained officers making life-or-death decisions in seconds and using those skills to save somebody’s daughter, friend, partner or mum.

Completely deserved recipients of the South Yorkshire Police Federation Bravery Awards. 👏

Talk soon,
Brendan

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@remmy_308 @KieraDiss Anybody who is intoxicated upon the Railway can be ejected under Railways Byelaws, Number 4

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@aledscourfield Disgraceful comment with regards to thinking that Wales was only about Ket and suicide

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

I’m deeply moved by this moment: a lady living with cerebral palsy gets her photo taken with a mounted soldier. He kindly positions his horse for a better picture, and the horse gently acknowledges her.

[Grifty @TheGriftReport]

MISSING GIRL PLEASE SHARE

Urgent police appeal to find missing 15-year-old schoolgirl Katie-Lou Berry

Katie-Lou, 15, was last seen at around 6:10pm on Friday 8 May near the Botanic Gardens in Southport.

She is white, 5ft 6in tall, slim build, with very long brown hair and a nose piercing. She speaks with a Bolton accent.

She was wearing a pink vest top, black leggings, black fur jacket and white Nike Air Max trainers.

Katie-Lou often visits Southport, Bootle, Liverpool and the Farnworth area of Bolton.

Anyone who sees her is asked to call 999 immediately.

Information can also be passed to Merseyside Police via 101 or online at https://t.co/vCCMMO8g8j.

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@CopMoustache My thoughts are with you all

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@charliersmith1 Hats off to you for highlighting your MH issues. I'm so glad to read that you are feeling better and enjoy walking.

[Nigel Maggs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @NMaggs]

@history99917180 Well said, Gareth. I dealt with two horrendous railway fatalities within 3 days. I had to take an MG11 from
the train driver invovled in the second one. It was his ninth fatality. Needless to say it was very emotional to do

[Nigel Maggs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @NMaggs]

So far this year, Ruby, Shelby and I have walked 706 miles. During the last 4 years, we've walked 6,230 miles and have participated in 4 charity walks. They've been good for my MH

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@PC_Reed Spot on 100%

[John Nichol ✈ @JohnNicholRAF]

Bank Holiday weekend RT comp! 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
BLITZ: When World War Two Came Home is out on 21 May - rt for chance to win a signed copy.
@Ralph_Retriever & Mr Badger encourage you to have a go!

[Jennifer Thetford-Kay @JenKteach]

BEACON ALERT: MISSING VETERAN
Jon Purvis is missing with serious concerns for his welfare. He was last seen on Wednesday (22/04) afternoon in the area of Barmston, Washington North East of England.
Jon is about 5ft 10" and of a muscular build. If you have any information regarding Jon's whereabouts, please contact Northumbria Police.
#BeaconAlert #Missingperson #Veteran

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@history99917180 So sorry to read this, Gareth
Sincere condolences to you and your family

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@BigBearF1 Playing British Bulldogs

[Royston Martis @RoamingRoyston]

A Police Memorial stone was today unveiled in memory of killed Thames Valley Police Officer PC Andrew Harper. His wife Lissie, colleagues and many other dignitaries - including Police Minister @LabourSJ representing the Government - attended the unveiling in Reading #MartisMedia

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@HannahIamthest1 What a Pioneering method to deal with constipation

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@visitnorthyork I can't even imagine how od this one is #postboxsaturday

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@remmy_308 Happy Anniversary to you both🍾🥂

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Remembering Charles Chaplin (1889 ‑ 1977) on his birthday!