Alabama Officer Honored for Saving Woman's Life from Floodwaters

An officer with the Hartselle (AL) Police Department was given the medal of valor for her actions in July that resulted in a woman's life being saved from deadly floodwaters.

According to WAFF-TV , Lieutenant Linda Fox—a 22-year veteran of the department—smashed out the window of a vehicle that had been swept away by fast-moving floodwaters and extracted a woman from inside.

Fox was then also swept downstream in the current and barely escaped being washed into a storm drain.

During the city council meeting at which she was presented with her award she received a standing ovation.