Leeds police officer couple cut short engagement party to save a paramedic's life after horror road crash

Richard Beecham
By Richard Beecham
Published 24th Nov 2022, 11:45 BST
Updated 24th Nov 2022, 20:11 BST
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Every married couple can remember the magical moment when they got engaged.

But, for DC Ashleigh Gath-Clark and DC Kieran Rochell, the drama had just begun.

Not two days after Kieran got down on one knee to propose to the love of his life, the two were travelling home to a special engagement celebration with the rest of their family – when they saved the life of a paramedic involved in a road traffic accident.

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Not only that, but just hours later, their car was hit from behind, meaning they had to face their own trip to A&E.

The couple received commendations from both West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service.The couple received commendations from both West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
The couple received commendations from both West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

Both DC Gath Clark, 32, and DC Rochell, 29, were awarded for their bravery with West Yorkshire Police District Awards at a ceremony this month.

The two had each been on the force for six years, meeting in 2019, before their whirlwind romance led to Kieran proposing to Ashleigh during a holiday in Kingfisher Lakes near Driffield in April 2021.

“He went down on one knee by a lake at sunset at our log cabin,” said DC Gath-Clark. “It was the full works!”