Two heroic police officers have been awarded after saving a man from death after he became trapped in a mountain of grain at a silo in outback Queensland, Australia.
Dramatic video of the incident shows officers, paramedics and residents digging furiously and working together to save the man, John, during an incident in February this year.
“Can you get some more shovels, buddy? We need the ability to protect his breathing,” Sergeant Wylie Steel was heard shouting as he tried to keep the man’s head above the surface.
Sergeant Steel and Constable Callam Moriarty were awarded this week for their efforts in saving the man’s life.
They were honored at the QBANK Everyday Hero Awards in Brisbane.
They won the Working Together award, along with Baralaba Ambulance Station officer-in-charge Vaughan Mason, for their efforts to free the man.
After the 78-year-old man became trapped in the silo, they used a piece of pipe to allow the man, who was buried up to his chin, to breathe while he was rescued.
Footage showed rescuers, who rushed from across the local community to help, punching a hole in the side of the solo, spilling the contents and allowing John to be freed.
Officers, paramedics and residents worked to remove the man from the grain. Queensland Police Service
The police officers were honored at the QBANK Everyday Hero Awards in Brisbane. Queensland Police Service
“I’m very grateful for what we can do in a small town, especially being able to spend time making connections with the community,” said Officer Moriarty.
“The local mine closed, people came down the road on tractors and others closed their businesses that day to come help us.
“Just being able to walk down the street and still talk to John and see how he’s doing, that’s what it’s all about.”
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