AN off-duty fireman, paramedic and ambulance technician who helped rescue those trapped in the Clutha Vaults Bar when a police helicopter came crashing through the roof have been praised at a national bravery awards ceremony.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service watch manager Stuart English, from Paisley, who was in the Glasgow bar last November, helped rescue people trapped and showed "courage, determination and strength of character during his selfless act of bravery," the Brave@Heart ceremony at Edinburgh's Castle heard.
He was one of 15 emergency services workers given an award. Paramedic Paul Stewart and ambulance technician Jacquelyn Donald, from Glasgow, were both honoured for going in to the Clutha "without thought for their own safety."
Other recipients included PC John Waters, from Giffnock police station, who distracted a dangerous dog so a 13-year-old boy could escape. Judges said his "courage and determination saved the boy from a potentially catastrophic attack."
PC Tonianne Ewart, based at Glasgow's Baird Street station, was recognised for stopping a man jumping from a multi-storey car park.
She grabbed his clothing, stretching herself over a safety barrier to get a better grip of the 6ft 4ins tall, 18 stone man.
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