Two police officers saved the life of a man who was having a heart attack.

The quick-thinking officers were given awards last week in recognition of their heroic efforts.

In February last year, PC Ryan Proudlock and PC Thomas Coulton attended a concern for welfare incident outside the YMCA in Watford, where a man was in cardiac arrest.

The man was cold to the touch, unresponsive and was not breathing so the officers cleared his airway and began CPR, which they carried on until paramedics arrived on scene.

The officers, from Watford’s Intervention and Response Team 4, continued to give CPR while the ambulance service administered live-saving treatment to the man before he was rushed to hospital.

The man made a full recovery and was discharged from hospital a few days later.

PC Proudlock met the man a few weeks later, when he thanked the officers for their actions.

PC Proudlock said: “Working on the Intervention team means you never know what incidents you are going to be called to, and this shows that sometimes, you could be required to save a life. We are so pleased the man made a full recovery and wish him all the best.”