Article 5QP2Q Officer who risked his life to stop dam collapsing wins bravery award

Officer who risked his life to stop dam collapsing wins bravery award

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Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5QP2Q)

PC Geoff Marshall acted to prevent Whaley Bridge being catastrophically flooded in 2019

A police officer in Derbyshire who risked his life to stop a dam from collapsing and sending billions of tonnes of water on to a nearby town has won an award for his bravery.

PC Geoff Marshall put his life on the line to save thousands of people in Whaley Bridge when it was feared a dam at nearby Toddbrook reservoir would burst.

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