A SECURITY worker who jumped into a lake to rescue a hospital patient has received an award for his heroic actions.
Calvin Reid did not think twice before getting into the lake on Colchester Hospital’s grounds after a patient left their ward and jumped in.
The patient was taken back to the safety of the hospital and, after a quick change out of his soggy uniform into scrubs, Calvin returned back to work.
As a way of thanking Calvin, the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, which runs Colchester Hospital, presented him with a commendation.
A spokesman for the trust said: “We’re saying thank you today to security colleague Calvin who went in at the deep end on a tricky day at work.
Applauded - Calvin was awarded for saving a patient from a hospital lake
“Calvin didn’t think twice before getting in the lake at Colchester Hospital after a patient left a ward and jumped in.
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“The patient was taken back to safety and - after a quick change out of his soggy uniform into a pair of hospital scrubs - Calvin was back on duty for another 13 hours.
“Today we gave Calvin one of our commendation staff awards to say well done and thank you.”
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