Life Saving Incident
April 27, 2022
Georgia
Gwinnett County
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The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office commended a deputy for saving a military veteran who attempted to take their own life during a wellness check. The sheriff's office said Master Deputy Nathan Person, who has more than a decade of experience in law enforcement, conducts wellness checks as a member of the Drug and Accountability Court Unit. Person was checking on a court participant after someone reported them missing. The sheriff's office said a relative told Person the court participant was upstairs in the home and not actually missing. Person requested to come in to check on the veteran and discovered they had life-threatening, self-inflicted wounds and had lost a dangerous amount of blood. Person applied a tourniquet and remained with the veteran until paramedics responded. The sheriff's office said Person's actions likely saved the veteran's life.
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.
