The death of a Massachusetts police officer who drowned while trying rescue a teenager who had fallen into a pond is a powerful lesson in self-sacrifice, the priest who presided over then funeral Mass said Thursday.
Two police officers in Greenville, North Carolina were on their way to work on the morning of June 3 when they spotted something on the side of the road that they couldn't ignore: an upside-down car in a ditch with its windows under water. Police say there's no doubt that these two cops saved the woman who was trapped inside. The post North Carolina Cops on Their Way to Work Saved a Woman from Upside-Down Car Submerged in Water first appeared on.
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Thousands of mourners paid their respects to fallen Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia at a wake Wednesday. The 38-year-old died a hero Friday as he tried to rescue a 14-year-old boy, identified by family as Troy Love, who also drowned in Green Hill Pond. Starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday, a steady stream of police officers, firefighters, first responders and Worcester residents.