TWO Hampshire police officers who rescued an 83-year-old woman as her house went up in flames have been nominated for the force's national bravery award.
Elizabeth Sanger-Davies was on fire when Sergeant Alyson West and PC Adrian Starr pulled her from an upstairs window after an arson attack on her Romsey home.
Mrs Sanger-Davies lived in Highwood Lane for more than 50 years before the attack last February.
She said: “I don't know how I can sufficiently thank them. They saved my life.
“There are horrible people in the world who do this sort of thing, but we've still got good people prepared to put their lives at risk to save others.”
Body armour used to protect Mrs Sanger-Davies during the fire
PC Starr said: “We are honoured, but there are hundreds of thousands of police officers who would have done the same thing.
“This is for every police officer.”
Mrs Sanger-Davies was trapped in an upstairs bedroom along with a pet dog, who died in the fire.
Sgt West and PC Starr will attend the Police Bravery Awards in London on October 16.
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