An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer stopped to provide lifesaving medical care to a driver injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer outside Festus, Missouri, on July 11, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
DHS said Curtland Sawyer, who is assigned to ICE’s St. Louis sub-office, was driving home when he witnessed the crash. Sawyer rushed to the scene, applied a tourniquet to the driver’s arm to stop life-threatening bleeding and remained with the driver until emergency medical technicians arrived, DHS said.
DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis praised Sawyer in a statement, saying, “ICE law enforcement officer Curtland Sawyer immediately delivered lifesaving medical care to a driver who was involved in a serious collision with a tractor-trailer in Missouri. Officer Sawyer is a hero.” She added, “Our officers are the best of the best. When they see someone in need, they don’t hesitate to spring to action to help. If you see an ICE law enforcement officer, thank them for their service to our nation.”
DHS said Sawyer’s actions are the latest in a series of rescues highlighted by the agency. Last month, DHS said an ICE officer jumped into a Florida swimming pool to rescue a 6-year-old and performed lifesaving CPR. In a separate incident, DHS said ICE officers in Milwaukee rescued a woman trapped inside an overturned vehicle after another driver allegedly ran a red light.
Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
