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BBC star hailed as a hero after saving woman trying to drown herself in the sea
A BBC broadcaster is being celebrated for her heroic efforts as she bravely rescued a woman trying to drown herself in the sea.
BBC broadcaster Linda Sinclair had gone swimming on Inganess beach in Orkney when, while in the water, she saw the worrying sight of a woman crying, before taking her shoes off and walking fully clothed into the Scottish sea. Linda, 53, is a journalist for the BBC (Image: lindajsinclair/X)So, the broadcaster bravely swam back into the sea a second time to help the woman, joining her and treading water until paramedics eventually arrived on the scene. She shared: "It's bittersweet but I am glad that my personal understanding helped to prevent another family from the most indescribable pain… A lot of people have called me a hero and said I'm so brave for stepping in, but I don't see it that way, I just instinctively reacted.”
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