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    Water rescue sparks reminder for public to call for help 

    CREDIT: Paul Boruch

    Don't be a hero - call the emergency services if someone needs assistance in Manx waters: 

    Yesterday PC Steve Gorry helped save a man from drowning in Douglas Bay - he was seen in distress, shouting for help, at around 9:20am.

    It took nine officers, coastguards - both on the shore and operating a lifeboat - and an ambulance to co-ordinate the rescue effort. 
     
    The man was taken to Noble's Hospital - PC Gorry says it would have been an impossible attempt without trained personnel on the scene:

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