10-22-18 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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Employees of the 3rd Quarter 2018 La Porte PD Officers Joshua Willhoite, Barrence Rodgers, Sergio Torre On Thursday September 13t" La Porte Dispatch received a call for service regarding capsized boat in Galveston Bay near Hazel Street and two people were in the water. La Porte Police, Fire, and EMS units were dispatched. Officers, Willhoite, Rodgers, and Torre were the first units to locate the boat, which was actually closer to South R Street. Upon arrival, the officers discovered the capsized and adrift vessel and two individuals up against the rocky bank. One male was attempting to get a female, later determined to be his mother, out of the water. The female was unconscious, unresponsive, and her skin had developed a purplish skin tone. The officers assisted the male with extricating the female from the water onto the steep embankment and immediately began CPR. The officers continued administrating lifesaving actions until the arrival of Fire and EMS units. At that point they shifted their focus to moving the patient to a better location, using a ladder to carry her up an incline to the EMS stretcher. Lifesaving efforts continued throughout this process. Assistant EMS Chief Lisa Camp states, "These officers immediately sprang into action and worked as a team to save the woman's life. Without these lifesaving actions, this female victim would not be alive today." Officers Willhoite, Rodgers, and Torre demonstrated the highest standard for La Porte first responders. Their commitment to protecting lives in the La Porte community is commendable and truly appreciated. Please join me in congratulating these officers as our Employees of the Quarter.