Six Polk County Jail inmates are being called heroes by some after they helped save an officer’s life while out on work detail.
Reports said that on Monday June 12th, the work detail officer passed out after overheating.
The inmates, who were with the officer, immediately got the officer’s telephone and dialed 911 for assistance.
The inmates then promptly removed his outer carrier vest in order to help him cool off.
The officer’s family members provided a free lunch with desserts to the inmates who helped save the officer’s life as a show of appreciation for doing the right thing.
The Polk Co. Sheriff’s Office shared a Facebook post that read, “In Law Enforcement an Officer can be pinned this medal for a heroic act that involves saving another’s life.
Today, our Office celebrates the heroic acts of 6 individual inmates on our Work Detail with lunch in the park and desserts prepared by the Officer’s family members.
On Monday morning one of our Detail Officers passed out while providing security for his detail on the job site and all six inmates took action to render aid by grabbing his work phone and calling 911 to get EMS and Officers on the scene. They also removed his outer carrier vest in attempts to help cool him off.
As we watched the horrific man hunt this week of the two inmates that killed two Correctional Officers and were captured last night we all know that Monday could have ended differently for our Officer.
We are very proud of the actions of all 6 inmates involved.”
