Four months before the arrest that led to his dismissal, Lorne Castle plunged into a freezing river in the middle of the night.
In the centre of the in-flood River Avon a vulnerable elderly woman clung to a small outcrop.
Police regulations dictated he should not enter the water, but Mr Castle ignored the rules to wade into the ice cold torrent, stripped off his stab vest, and began swimming into the current while trying to throw a life ring to the woman as her family watched from the riverbank.
Here’s the video of the incident which PC Lorne Castle was sacked for: pic.twitter.com/HNQoKjfETo
— BettyBoo (@BettyBoochichi2) June 3, 2025
