[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CAPE CORAL CITIZEN FLORIAN MICKULEIT RECEIVES THE CITIZEN COMMENDABLE 
                              ACTION COIN

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                          HON. FRANCIS ROONEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 2019

  Mr. ROONEY of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Florian Mickuleit on receiving the Citizen Commendable Action Coin for 
aiding law enforcement in rescuing a man from a canal. This award is 
given by an Officer of the Cape Coral Police Department to a civilian 
for exemplary behavior or a remarkable act.
  On June 4, 2019, a concerned citizen called Cape Coral Police to 
report that a man had been swimming in the canal by their home for an 
extended period, and he refused to come out of the water. When police 
arrived, they found the man was not acting rationally and was out of 
their rescue rope's range. The man claimed that the current was too 
strong for him to swim to shore.
  Mickuleit had been delivering a rental boat in the area and offered 
to use the boat in a rescue attempt. He drove the boat to the middle of 
the canal with officers onboard, and they were finally able to bring 
the man safely to shore. The man was then taken to the local hospital 
by Lee County Emergency Medical Services.
  I am grateful for Florian and his actions to help save a citizen in 
need. I commend his actions and congratulate him on receiving this 
honor.

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