Officer who ‘can’t swim’ jumps in river to save man

Photo Credit - GMP

A Greater Manchester Police Officer who jumped into the River Irwell to save a man confessed he “can’t swim”.

PC Mohammed Nadeem, a student officer from Bury, jumped into the freezing water on Saturday 17 February to rescue a man in distress.

The officer spent 25 minutes in the water before paramedics arrived and both men were taken to hospital.

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