A police officer has been honoured with a bravery award.

Police Constable Rebecca Clark, based in Watford, was presented with a Royal Humane Society Award at a ceremony at Police Headquarters in Welwyn Garden City on Tuesday, April 18.

PC Clark was given the award for attempting to save a life at a concern for welfare call.

After getting keys from a neighbour to access the property, she and three colleagues found a man unconscious and unresponsive.

They took turns administering CPR while waiting for an ambulance and managed to re-establish a pulse three times before the patient was taken to Watford General Hospital and died later that day.

The Royal Humane Society is a charity which rewards acts of bravery by people attempting to save lives or restore life by resuscitation.

The award was also presented to member-of-the-public John Donnelly who performed CPR on a car crash victim until the ambulance arrived.

PC Hollie Cannon and Sergeant Noel Buckley from Borehamwood who attempted to save a woman in Potters Bar suffering from cardiac arrest also received the award.

Detective Constable Melanie Cotte, based in Welwyn Garden City and Detective Constable Helen Flynn, based in Biggleswade were presented with Long Service and Good Conduct medals for each serving 21 years.

The Hertfordshire Constabulary award, was presented to Ash Curtis as he and other members of the public for assisting a woman who threatened to harm herself in Stevenage on Sunday, October 16 2016.

The accolade is given to members of the public for ‘meritorious and public spirited action’ was awarded to Mr Curtis as his act prevented the woman from being seriously injured or dying.

The Chief Constable’s Commendations were presented to Broxbourne officers Sergeant Don Ayriss, based at Cheshunt and Detective Constable Daniel Bardwell, based at Hatfield.

The pair accosted a drug dealer while working on an unrelated case. They identified themselves and the criminal attacked them with a knife on Friday, September 16.

They both sustained injuries before the attacker escaped but they managed to identify him from DNA left on a cigarette butt left at the scene.

The Rt Revd Dr Alan Gregory Clayton-Smith, Bishop of St Albans, was the Guest of Honour and presented the recipients with their awards.