Life Saving Incident
July 16, 2019
Wyoming
Fremont County
Wind River
On July 16, 2019, Lt. Travis Hauser of the Wyoming Highway Patrol was patrolling on WY-132 on the Wind River Indian Reservation when he came upon cars stopped on the road. A woman had been found on the road, and a passerby was giving CPR to the woman, who was not breathing and had no pulse. Lt. Hauser took over the primary role of CPR, assisted by other passersby, until the victim began breathing on her own. Paramedics arrived and transported the victim to the hospital in Lander, where she made a full recovery and was later released. For his lifesaving actions, Lt. Hauser received the Red Cross Lifesaving Award, the first one ever awarded in Wyoming.
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.
