Tag: Rescue from Drowning: Page 3

Special Units

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

Patrol

Off-Duty New Jersey Trooper Revives Unconscious Drowning Victim

A New Jersey State Trooper on a family vacation in Florida performed life-saving CPR on a 7-year-old girl who was found face down in a swimming pool.

August 30, 2019

Patrol

Good Samaritan Helps Canadian Officer Save Drowning Woman

A young man saw an officer about to jump into an indoor pool to save a woman from drowning and bravely jumped in to assist in the effort.

August 15, 2019

Patrol

Alabama Officer Saves Woman from Vehicle Crashed into Lake

An officer with the Tuskegee University Police Department rescued a woman whose car crashed into a lake early Sunday morning.

July 17, 2019

Vehicle Ops

OceanAlpha Launches Unmanned Surface Rescue Vehicle (USRV)

According to OceanAlpha, its Dolphin 1 water rescue robot can be easily stored, transported, and deployed.

July 13, 2019

Patrol

New York Marine Unit Rescues Man from Hudson River

Officers from the marine unit for the Westchester (NY) County Police Department rescued a man over the weekend who had fallen off a jet ski and was left floating in the Hudson River for 45 minutes.

May 27, 2019

Patrol

San Francisco Officer Awarded for Off-Duty Heroism in Saving Drowning Boy

Officer Miguel Cortez was given the Distinguished Service Award by Sunnyvale DPS for saving the life of a boy who had fallen into a swimming pool.

May 23, 2019

Patrol

Chicago Police Form Human Chain Across Ice to Rescue Man, Dog from Lake Michigan

Officers with the Chicago Police Department are being lauded for their bravery, quick thinking and teamwork as they rescued a 33-year-old man who had fallen through the ice on Lake Michigan in an effort to save his puppy, which had also fallen into the frigid water.

February 1, 2019

Patrol

Florida Officer Holds Elderly Woman's Head above Water in Sinking Car

Officer Jonathan DePierre was the first on the scene of the incident in which a vehicle was reported to be sinking in a lake.

January 7, 2019

Patrol

Michigan Officer Commandeers Kayak to Save Woman from Sinking Car

A quick thinking sergeant with the Trenton (MI) Police Department commandeered a kayak at the edge of the Detroit River after a woman was seen in a sinking vehicle in the waterway.

December 19, 2018

Patrol

New York Officers Rescue Man from Icy Water in Canal

A driver in New York whose car came to a stop in a frigid canal was pulled out of the icy water by two Islip police officers who happened to be nearby.

November 19, 2018

Patrol

Officer Who Saved Drowning Boy Shirks "Hero" Label, Praises God Instead

Over the past several days, Officer LaDean Byrd of the Petal (MS) Police Department "has been called a hero, a savior and everything in between," the department said in a Facebook post. But Byrd is steadfastly rejecting those labels. Instead, he praises God.

August 16, 2018