PC Braden Farrow, PC Abbie Penfold and PC Emily Savage received Royal Humane Society recognition after keeping a trapped, unconscious driver alive in November 2025.
Three Kent Police officers have been formally recognised by the Royal Humane Society for their part in saving a man’s life after a road collision in Sheerness. PC Braden Farrow received a commendation; PCs Abbie Penfold and Emily Savage were each awarded resuscitation certificates. The honours were presented at the Chief Constable’s Awards Ceremony on 1 September 2026.
It started, as these things often do, with someone flagging down a passing patrol car. PCs Farrow and Penfold were on duty in Sheerness in November 2025 when a member of the public stopped them. A vehicle had left the road and hit a tree — the driver was trapped behind a hedge, completely inaccessible. A bystander cut back the vegetation with a chainsaw. Only then could the officers reach the door. The man inside was unconscious and not breathing.
They pulled him from the car so treatment could begin. What followed was close to an hour of CPR, with PCs Savage and Penfold working alongside paramedics. After nearly an hour, the decision was made to stop resuscitation as the man had passed away. As he was being transferred into an ambulance, noises were heard, and when paramedics completed a final check, they found he had started breathing again. Paramedics and doctors at the scene said they had never seen anything like it.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service and the South East Coast Ambulance Service also attended.
Chief Constable Tim Smith praised the three officers for their tenacity, professionalism, calmness and teamwork. Paramedics and doctors at the scene credited the man’s survival to the prompt action and life-saving aid of the three officers, along with the other emergency services present.