Tag: Rescue from Drowning: Page 2

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Foundation Named for Drowned Officer Provides Cops with Water Rescue Training, Equipment

Despite having experience as a lifeguard, Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia lost his life in June of last year while trying to save a teenager from drowning in Worcester, MA. To honor and celebrate his life, his family started the Manny 267 Foundation.

May 11, 2022

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NYPD Cop, Swim Team Member, Saves Woman from Drowning in Central Park

Newly released video of the heroic act reminds Officer Emily Healy how things could have gone badly fast the day she jumped into the water to save a woman.

April 19, 2022

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Michigan Troopers Rescue Autistic Man from Frozen Pond

After two hours, troopers received a call about a person who had fallen through the ice on a pond about 4.5 miles from the group home. Troopers could hear someone in the water calling for help.

March 17, 2022

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Birmingham Officers Hailed as Heroes for Saving Drowning Woman

"Birmingham Officers Evans and Burnett pulled up at 15th Ave North and 28th Street in Norwood last night to discover a vehicle completely submerged in floodwaters. They dove in to see if someone was in the vehicle," the Birmingham Police Department said.

October 12, 2021

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NJ Chief "Claws" Across Ice to Rescue Mother and Toddler from Frozen River

"I lay down on my stomach and just started digging into the ice with my fingers to claw my way out. It felt like eternity with her screaming,” Chief Mike Foligno said.

February 5, 2021

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Montana Trooper Rescues Woman from Partially Submerged Car in River

Trooper Connor Wager responded Thursday to a report of a rollover crash and found a car on its roof in the freezing river water with the front end submerged and the driver trapped inside.

January 18, 2021

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Ohio Officers Rescue Woman from SUV Sinking in River

"She had just gotten off work and fell asleep," police Lt. Dave Bair said. "I believe she lives in Sebring. Her car was almost full of water when the officers pulled her out of the river."

November 25, 2020

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CA Officers Rescue Man Who Fell from Jet Ski into San Diego Bay

Officers with the National City (CA) Police Department dove into San Diego Bay to rescue a man who appeared to be drowning after being thrown from his personal watercraft vehicle on Monday afternoon.

October 15, 2020

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Florida Officers Save Toddler Found Floating in Pool

Both officers crouching over the girl and tapped her back as she lay on her side near the pool, her appendages turning darker shades of purple.

July 29, 2020

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Washington Police Rescue Woman from River

Officers with the Aberdeen Police Department rescued a woman from rushing rapids in a river on Sunday morning.

June 30, 2020

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Video: Chicago SWAT Officers Rescue Man from Frigid Lake Michigan

SWAT officers with the Chicago Police Department worked with firefighters and personnel from the marine unit to rescue an individual who had fallen into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan.

February 18, 2020

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Connecticut Marine Unit Rescues Kayaker Who Capsized

Officers with the marine unit for the Darien (CT) Police Department raced to the rescue of a young man whose kayak had capsized.

September 16, 2019