Tag: Rescue from Drowning

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Florida Officers Help Rescue Drowning Children at Beach

“Officer Sweeney stripped off his vest and gear, grabbed a buoy, and dove into the water to find the boy who was calling for help,” the sheriff’s office said. He was able to find the drowning boy and brought him back to shore.

May 13, 2025

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Biden Awards Medal of Valor to 6 Officers

Metro Nashville Police Sgt. Jeffrey Mathes, Detectives Michael Collazo, Ryan Cagle and Zachary Plese, and Officer Rex Engelbert received the award. On March 27, 2023, all five officers responded to the active shooter attack at Covenant School and quickly.

January 3, 2025

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Minneapolis Officers Awarded Medals for Rescuing Child from Icy Pond

Sgt. Jeremy Depies and Officer Ashley Bergersen were both working on Sunday, Nov. 26 when a call came in that a young child had fallen through the ice.

May 1, 2024

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Nebraska Officers Honored for Saving Baby from Wrecked Car in Freezing Water

A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near North Platte was reported about 9:45 p.m. on Thanksgiving. When Trooper Alex Coffman arrived, he found two vehicles on their sides and partially submerged in the waters of Fremont Slough.

January 2, 2024

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PA Officer Dives into River and Rescues Man and Girl

"I was very confident when I went in, not realizing the actual dangers itself. When I got out there, no safety equipment on, nothing," Officer Ed Butterworth said. "It could’ve been a disaster for all three of us."

September 8, 2023

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Seattle Harbor Patrol Officers Save Drowning Man

When an attempt to throw a flotation device to the man failed, an officer dove into the water and pulled the victim to the shore.

August 18, 2023

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BWC Video Shows IL Officers Rescue Child Who Fell Through Ice

Multiple officers deployed water rescue kits while two officers swam to save the drowning child and the adult female who was in the water. In a combined effort, officers were able to safely return to land with the child and the woman.

November 25, 2022

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FL Deputies Rescue 3 from Overturned Car in Canal

Indian River County (FL) Sheriff’s deputy Dan Whittington was on his way to an unrelated call on the afternoon of  Oct. 8, when he spotted a partially submerged vehicle upside down in a canal.

October 24, 2022

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As Autumn Arrives, Police Prepare for Rescuing Victims from Floodwaters

Earlier this month, dramatic body-camera footage was released showing officers in California pulling a woman and her two children from raging floodwaters that suddenly swept them from their vehicle. This event should serve as a clarion call for agencies to provide swift-water rescue to officers.

September 23, 2022

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Retired NYPD Officer Rescues Driver After Car Plunges in NC Lake

The car had traveled off the roadway and crashed in the lake when the retired officer, who is also a local resident, happened to be passing by, fire officials said.

September 22, 2022

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Off-Duty NJ Officer Rescues 2 Drowning Men

The officer managed to rescue his friends, relying on his water survival and intervention training.

September 19, 2022

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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