A MALTON woman has been presented with an award for the part she played in helping to save the life of someone who was threatening to jump from a bridge onto the A64.

Hannah Wade, 31, has been presented with a Royal Humane Society award for her involvement in the incident in May last year.

She said: “I had gone out for a run and was just passing the equine vets in Malton when I saw a man stood on the bridge with his dog.

“He called out to me and it was then that I saw a girl on the other side of the bridge railings who he was holding onto.

“I didn’t have my phone with me so I ran back to the vets and asked them to phone the police.

“I went back to the bridge where the man was still holding onto the girl. I’ve no idea how he did it as he was having to stand on his tip-toes to reach over, and he must have been there for over an hour and a half.

“We kept talking to her until the police arrived and then they cut through the fence, and as I have small hands I was able to thread restraints through to wrap round her.”

Ms Wade said the fire service had then arrived and together they managed to get the woman back over the bridge.

She said that she had later been told that a motorist travelling along the A64 at the time of the incident had seen what was happening on the bridge and turned his car round.

“He managed to stop the all the traffic and helped to prevent an accident on the road,” she said.

“It was great that so many people came together that day to help the woman.”

She said: “I certainly didn’t expect to get an award for what I did.

“I just reacted to the situation on the day and would like to think that someone would do the same for me if I needed help. "I have been in touch with the woman’s family and she is getting the help she needs.

“It is nice to be recognised."