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Ʃķ <br />9ƒƦƌƚǤĻĻƭ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ Ќ vǒğƩƷĻƩ ЋЉЊБ <br />\[ğ tƚƩƷĻ t5 hŅŅźĭĻƩƭ <br />Wƚƭŷǒğ ‘źƌƌŷƚźƷĻͲ .ğƩƩĻƓĭĻ wƚķŭĻƩƭͲ {ĻƩŭźƚ ƚƩƩĻ <br /> <br />th <br />On Thursday September 13 La Porte Dispatch received a call for service regarding capsized <br />boat in Galveston Bay near Hazel Street and two people were in the water. La Porte Police, <br />Fire, and EMS units were dispatched. Officers, Willhoite, Rodgers, and Torre were the first <br />units to locate the boat, which was actually closer to South R Street. <br />Upon arrival, the officers discovered the capsized and adrift vessel and two individuals up <br />against the rocky bank. One male was attempting to get a female, later determined to be his <br />mother, out of the water. The female was unconscious, unresponsive, and her skin had <br />developed a purplish skin tone. <br />The officers assisted the male with extricating the female from the water onto the steep <br />embankment and immediately began CPR. The officers continued administrating lifesaving <br />actions until the arrival of Fire and EMS units. At that point they shifted their focus to moving <br />the patient to a better location, using a ladder to carry her up an incline to the EMS stretcher. <br />Lifesaving efforts continued throughout this process. <br /> <br />Officers Willhoite, Rodgers, and Torre demonstrated the highest standard for La Porte first <br />responders. Their commitment to protecting lives in the La Porte community is commendable <br />and truly appreciated. Please join me in congratulating these officers as our Employees of the <br />Quarter. <br /> <br />