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GA HR1308
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/3/2014
Primary Sponsor
Butch Parrish
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AI Summary
- Commends Conservation Corporal Michael Crawley of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for his heroic rescue of four lost hunters on the Ogeechee River at the Jefferson/Washington County line on March 29, 2013
- Corporal Crawley responded to a 10:30 P.M. call, waded over a mile through rain-swollen waters to locate the hunters, and leapt into the raging river to save a panicking hunter who had entered the water fully clothed with two firearms strapped to his back
- Crawley used survival training to build a fire and protect the hunters from hypothermia overnight after determining further night rescue attempts were too dangerous
- Additional officers, including Sergeant Max Boswell, Sergeant Matt Garthright, Corporal Ben Payne, RFC Leroy Ficklin, and RFC Jeff Billips, assisted in bringing the hunters to safety the following morning
- Invites Corporal Crawley to be recognized by the Georgia House of Representatives at a date and time determined by the Speaker of the House
Legislative Description
Crawley, Conservation Corporal Michael; commend and invite to House
Last Action
House Passed/Adopted
3/3/2014
Full Bill Text
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