Life Saving Incident
May 16, 2010
California
Los Angeles County
Marina del Rey
On May 16, 2010, Deputies Bryan White and Matthew Schwabe, assigned to Marina del Rey Station, responded to a medical aid call for a 76-year-old man who had collapsed while piloting a sailboat during a regatta. They were advised that the man was unconscious and CPR was in progress by a crew member aboard the sailboat. Deputies White and Schwabe located the sailboat among numerous other boats by communicating with the crew members via marine radio and locating their signal. Deputy Schwabe guided their patrol boat alongside the sailboat, an extremely difficult maneuver that requires great skill, and Deputy White was able to board. Deputy White took over CPR with the use of an Automated External Defibrillator and restored the victim's pulse. Fire Department lifeguards soon arrived and the victim was rushed to a local hospital. An attending nurse advised that without the lifesaving efforts of Deputies White and Schwabe, the victim may not have survived. For their actions, Deputies White and Schwabe were presented the Lifesaving Award.
The history of law enforcement in the United States is a long and wonderful history of bravery. This website is dedicated to documenting the heroic deeds of law enforcement officers throughout the United States who have either given or risked their lives to save others. There are many stories of bravery and heroism for many who are considered first responders. However, it is those in law enforcement who are most likely to be the first to arrive upon a location requiring life saving acts engaging dangerous hostage takers, running into burning buildings/vehicles, providing first aid to seriously injured victims, saving near drowning victims and much more are what the women and men of law enforcement do routinely and at many times, great peril to their own safety.
It is our mission to document the history of lives saved by those dedicated women and men in law enforcement. To share with others the dramatic deeds of those individuals who are the first, first responders. It is so important for our citizens to understand that law "enforcement" is not always about enforcing the law but rather being there when our citizens need us.
It is to this end we are dedicated to promoting documentation regarding the history of law enforcement and the lives they have saved.
