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Patrol
GA Police Department Fields Swiftwater Rescue Team
If the water rescue is something that the patrol officer cannot safely perform, Sgt. Andrew Rausch says the best action is to keep an eye on the victim and wait for a swiftwater team, whether fire or police, to arrive.
November 4, 2022
Patrol
FL Deputy’s BWC Captures Video of Swiftwater Rescue
One responding deputy had 200 feet of rope in his patrol vehicle. Combined with that, five deputies formed a human chain to pull the woman to safety in rushing water reported to be 10 feet deep.
September 30, 2022
Patrol
FL Agencies Assess Hurricane Damage, Respond to Flooding
“Obviously, we've been hit. We've been hit very hard,” says Sheriff Carmine Marceno, who surveyed the damage by helicopter. “I can tell you from the heart, there are no words that can describe what we got to see.”
September 29, 2022
Patrol
CO Deputies Rescue 2 Women from Car Crashed in Reservoir
The incident happened around 11 p.m. when the driver mistakenly went down a boat ramp on a foggy night.
September 13, 2022
Patrol
MI Trooper’s BWC Captures Rescue of Child from Water
“When you get it, wrap it around your body,” the trooper instructs the child. “I just don’t want you to let go, okay. Wrap it around you and hold on really, really tight.”
August 18, 2022
Patrol
ID Officers Save Man Clinging to Tree in Boise River
Carter wanted to thank the officer and as he hugged him, he said, “I never in my life thought I’d hug a cop.”
August 8, 2022
Patrol
SC Rescue Squad Takes Delivery of Amphibious Vehicle
"Our goal is to lessen the time from arrival to getting into the water. We believe this new boat will save precious minutes, will require a smaller launching and retrieval crew, and allow us to travel where currently no boat can."
August 3, 2022
Patrol
Body-Worn Video Shows FL Deputy Rescue Missing Man in Pond
“Come on buddy, come on. Come on,” the deputy tells the man as he drags him from the water onto the bank. “You’re going to be fine buddy.”
July 6, 2022
Patrol
Off-Duty MI Officer Saves Man from Lake Michigan
“I walked him through what I was going to do. I told him not to pull me under the water, that I had flotation, that the flotation was sufficient enough to hold him above the water as well."
June 23, 2022
Special Units
FL Deputies, Civilians Rescue 11 After Boat Capsizes
On Sunday, June 12, at approximately 5:24 p.m. a call came in about several people stranded in water just east of Beer Can Island (Longboat Key) after their boat capsized. The HCSO Aviation Unit first flew over the scene and confirmed a boat was upside down in the water, with several people swimming around it.
June 17, 2022
Patrol
MA Officer Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month for Water Save
With the woman screaming that she could not swim, Flynn radioed in a request for help and without hesitation jumped into the 40-degree water to assist the distressed woman. Flynn was able to successfully grab the woman and then swam with her to a nearby sea wall.
June 1, 2022
Patrol
3 Roll-Call Training Reminders for Summer Patrol Safety
Memorial Day is traditionally the unofficial start to summer. For American law enforcement, it signals the start of the "silly season." Here are some reminders for police trainers and street leaders to pass along to officers as they set about their summer patrols.
May 27, 2022
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