Two police officers who saved a man’s life after forcing their way into a house have been awarded top national life saving honours.

PCs Colin Dyer and Neil Game were on routine patrol in October last year when they heard a man needed urgent medical help.

They went to the address and after getting no response when they knocked the door they forced their way in through a back window and found a man who was unconscious and unresponsive but was still breathing.

They immediately began administering first aid in a bid to revive him. They cared for him until an ambulance and medics arrived and they managed to revive him.

placeholder image — The officers have been given awards

The Royal Humane Society said that if PCs Dyer and Game had not acted as they did and as quickly as they did it is doubtful whether the man would have survived.

Now the two life-saving officers have been awarded Royal Humane Society Resuscitation Certificates.

Praising them for their actions, Andrew Chapman, Secretary of the Society said: “Thank goodness they turned up when they did. Time was of the essence and fortunately they were there very quickly and as a result the man’s life was saved. They did a wonderful job and truly deserve the awards they are to receive.”

The roots of the Royal Humane Society stretch back nearly 250 years. Other than awards made by the Crown it is the premier national body for honouring bravery in the saving of human life.

It was founded in 1774 by two of the day's eminent medical men, William Hawes and Thomas Cogan. Their primary motive was to promote techniques of resuscitation.