VPD Chief Constable's Commendation: Constable Alexander Frech and Ian McNulty
Channel: Vancouver Police Department
Date: 15/03/2019

When Constables Alexander Frech and Ian McNulty arrived mid-span of the Lions Gate Bridge on the evening of April 20, 2018, they found a distraught young man sitting on the railing, with his feet dangling over the edge.

The officers approached and attempted to speak to the man, but he ignored them, intent on ending his life. When he suddenly pushed off from the railing, and began to free-fall toward the water below, Constables Frech and McNulty reached out, over the railing, to grab hold of him. Hanging on to his shoulder, upper chest, and neck, they were able to hoist the man back over the railing to safety, literally saving his life by an arm’s length.

For their strength and determination in preventing a man from ending his own life, despite the extreme risk of being pulled off the bridge to their deaths, Constable Alexander Frech and Constable Ian McNulty were awarded the Chief Constable’s Commendation.