Wha's like us... Geoff Burvill
Seeing the tipsy woman emerge from a pub on to sheet ice leading down to the water in Norwich, Geoff, formerly of the Army Air Corps and a commercial pilot, smelled trouble and followed her.
When she slipped in, he grabbed her and, with great difficulty in the dark and cold, hauled her ashore. She made a full recovery. What's more it is now the second time that the Dundonian has saved a life. In 1966, he dived into Dundee harbour to rescue a boy who had fallen in.
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Hide AdForty-three years on, Geoff showed that his sense of humanity had not dimmed, despite his advancing years and his own medical condition. The Parkinson's Disease Society said: "This is an amazing story of bravery, not least by someone who may have problems controlling movement." We can only agree.