BOSSIER CITY, LA (KTBS ) A deputy and a deputy’s wife were recognized recently for going above and beyond to save lives.
Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington presented Deputy John McClain and nurse Jeri Ebarb with Life Saving Awards during a recent Christmas banquet.
McClain acted quickly to save a man from being hit by a train in Bossier City. He spotted the man sitting on the tracks as a train approached. In McClain’s mind was an incident months before when he said a man committed suicide not too far away by being on the train tracks.
“I had only had like three to five seconds to act, so I grabbed him by his armpits and just pulled him out of the way of the train,” said McClain.
The explosion occurred on Sept. 10, 2020, according to authorities. A family was trapped inside of the home, which had collapsed after the explosion, and a fire can still be seen raging in the footage captured at the scene.
Van Kley, arriving on the scene with several other officers, immediately sprang into action. A person in the video can be heard shouting “there’s a baby!” and Van Kley ran to a corner of the home.
The footage then captures the lieutenant helping to move debris and to dig the young child out of the debris.
“Here baby, here baby,” he can be heard saying.
Northwest Indiana officer honored for helping rescue woman, child in house explosion
The Porter County Sheriff s Office released bodycam video of a September incident in which Lt. Kevin Van Kley rescued a baby from a house explosion. Author: The Associated Press Updated: 10:16 AM EST December 24, 2020
VALPARAISO, Ind. A northwest Indiana police officer has been honored for helping rescue a child and a woman who became trapped in a home that collapsed during a fire.
Lt. Kevin Van Kley of the Porter County Sheriff s Office received its Medal of Honor on Monday, becoming only the third officer in the department s history to be honored.
NW Indiana officer honored for helping rescue woman, child
December 22, 2020 GMT
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) A northwest Indiana police officer has been honored for helping rescue a child and a woman who became trapped in a home that collapsed during a fire.
Lt. Kevin Van Kley of the Porter County Sheriff’s Office received its Medal of Honor on Monday, becoming only the third officer in the department’s history so honored.
He made the rescue Sept. 10 after hearing a call for service over his police scanner about an active fire with a family reportedly trapped inside their home, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported.
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