National Pubwatch has presented door supervisor Gareth Colley with a Bravery and Meritorious Conduct Award after he saved a female customer from drowning.
On 20 November 2021, Gareth was working at Atik nightclub in Hull, when a female customer jumped into the Humber Estuary.
The drunken female had been escorted from the venue and placed in the care of her friends, when she decided to run from their care.
Gareth and his fellow door-staff ran towards the estuary after her. Gareth jumped onto a pontoon lowering himself into the water after her. He managed to pull her onto the pontoon where they clung to a railing.
Garth’s fellow door supervisors called the emergency services and the fire brigade eventually managed to get them both out of the water and to safety. The female was taken to hospital and released the following day.
“I pulled her out of the water onto the pontoon and wrapped her in two coats and a foil blanket,” Gareth said. “It was just instinct and I would have done it for anyone and she needed help.”
He added:
“I have never been awarded anything. To be honest I was shocked to receive it. It means a lot to be recognised and I am proud to receive the award.”
