[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY JERROD RIGDON

  (Ms. GRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Jefferson County 
Sheriff's Deputy Jerrod Rigdon, whose heroic actions saved the life of 
a Florida State University student in my district.
  When Deputy Rigdon arrived at the crash scene on the morning of 
October 31, the scene was horrific. The car was mangled, and the 
freshman student inside had life-threatening injuries. His neck was 
severed, and he was quickly losing blood.
  The deputy quickly assessed the scene, worked to stop the bleeding, 
and called for a helicopter to airlift the victim. Because of his fast 
response and heroic actions, Billy Fowler, the 18-year-old freshman in 
the car, is alive today.
  I want to thank Deputy Rigdon and all of the north Florida first 
responders. Thank you for risking your lives to save ours.

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