11 Aug 2021

'My only option was to try and get him out': Police officer recounts saving man from burning building

From Morning Report, 8:52 am on 11 August 2021

Saving the life of a wanted man by rolling him on the ground after he caught on fire, is not something police officers expect to do on the job.

But, that's what Constable Scott Higby did a year ago in Hamilton.

For that, he's been awarded a silver medal by the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, which recognises those who put themselves at risk to save another's life.

He spoke to Susie Ferguson.