8:00am Thursday 18th March 2010
SIR – What a shame it took the police service 93 minutes to get divers (from Avon and Somerset) up to the scene of the tragic incident on the river at Evesham recently – when there were experienced local divers available at about 30 minutes’ notice who were not called upon.
Health and Safety Executive “regulations” are surely not the point in an immediately life- threatening situation.
We should all be afraid of an Health and Safety Executive culture that discourages or stops risk-taking and acts of courage in such circumstances.
It also would appear that the police service were not able to co-operate fully with established local voluntary rescue services. This will sadly alienate the emergency services from the very citizens they claim to be serving.
ANDREW SANDERS,
Upton-upon-Severn.
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