UNSUNG HEROES
DUNDEE DRIVER JIMMY SAYS THANKS TO RESCUE RANGER
PHTM readers will know that we usually feature acts of bravery by licensed drivers in this section. However, in a reversal of roles on this occasion, a Dundee taxi driver has said thank you to the “fantastic” park ranger who plucked him to safety from an Angus reservoir. Jimmy Bailie was left struggling to keep his head above water after his kayak cap- sized on the north pond at Monikie Country Park.
Less than 24 hours after thinking he was a “goner”, Jimmy was back at the park to thank ranger Michael Goldie for his heroic solo rescue effort. The 49-year-old found himself in dire straits
KIND-HEARTED HUDDERSFIELD CABBIE’S QUEST TO RETURN £1,000
What do a Playstation, a coat and £1,000 cash have in com- mon? They’re all items which have been left in taxi driver Muhammed Naeem’s cab.
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Jimmy Bailie, left, Michael and Pauline Goldie. Photo courtesy of The Dundee Evening Telegraph
after catching his leg in a paddle tether as the craft capsized. He was unable to right himself and, as his strength began to ebb away, he found himself gulping down huge mouthfuls of water. Jimmy was convinced he wouldn’t make it until eagle-eyed Michael spotted him in trouble and rushed to
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his aid, plucked him from the water and brought him ashore. “I think he is fantastic, I’ll be eternally grateful for what he did,” Jimmy told the Dundee Evening Telegraph after being reunited with his rescuer. The seasonal worker played down his hero- ics, saying it was all in the line of duty.
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And the Bradley man pulled out all the stops to reunite the cash with its owner. He retraced his fares to find the owner of the missing £1,000.
“I’ve had a Playstation, mobile phones, credit cards, coats and bags left in my taxi,” he told the Huddersfield Daily Examiner. “But I could- n’t believe it when I saw a bag with £1,000 in it.”
The cash belonged to a tourist visiting a
Muhammed Naeem
Huddersfield family. Muhammed had picked them up from the Odeon cinema at the weekend and took them back to a flat beyond the town centre.
“There’s a partition in
my hackney cab so when someone said there was a bag I had to re-trace where I’d been. They were very thankful I took it back, but I’m an honest per- son.”
NOTTINGHAM DRIVER WENT INTO BLAZE HOUSE TO RESCUE FAMILY
A taxi driver has been hailed a hero after helping a family flee their burning home. John Bailey sounded his car horn and banged on doors to raise the alarm after seeing flames coming from a house in Clifton, in July.
He then went into the burning building to help bring a man and a dog to safety. Three other people, one of them with a baby, escaped on their own. No one was hurt but the house was severe- ly damaged by the flames, which reached 20ft into the air.
Firefighters and resi- dents praised Mr Bailey for his actions. Mr Bailey, 48, told the Nottingham Evening Post: “I was mid-shift and was only nipping home quickly when I could see and smell smoke.
“I pulled up, dialled 999 and just held my hand on the horn to try to wake people up. I then ran along the
John Bailey woke neighbours before going into the burning house
block of houses bang- ing on all the doors. “The flames started coming out of the roof of one house and the tiles were flying off, so I tried to put the door in.” Mr Bailey, who works for Clifton-based NG11 Cars, suffered smoke inhalation and bruising to his knuckles. Despite his injuries he went out to work as normal on Saturday night.
He said: “I’m just glad everyone got out alive. I do not think that I’m a hero, I just didn’t want anyone to get hurt.”
Kev Shuttleworth, Notts Fire and Rescue Service’s station man- ager, said: “Nowadays some people think if it doesn’t affect them then they don’t need to get involved, but thankfully this taxi driver thought differ- ently.” Rob Foster, owner of NG11 Cars, said: “John has been work- ing with us for seven months and is one of our best drivers. I’m pleased that he was in the right place at the right time to help these people.”
PHTM AUGUST 2011
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