Georgetown trooper receives OSHP's Certificate of Recognition for selfless actions
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GEORGETOWN – A trooper from the Georgetown Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has been honored for his selfless actions to rescue a motorist stranded in high water.
Tpr. Kyle D. Chamblin was presented with a Certificate of Recognition at the Georgetown Post, by Captain Paul Hermes, Wilmington District Commander, for his efforts to rescue a woman trapped in her vehicle in rapidly rising water.
On May 3, 2011, Tpr. Chamblin was en route to his residence in a patrol car after completing his shift when he received a report of high water on Russellville Winchester Road. Tpr. Chamblin responded to the scene and found a stalled vehicle in the water on the roadway.
The female driver was standing on the window seal of the vehicle as the rapidly rising water was already at the vehicle’s door. Tpr. Chamblin grabbed his rescue rope and secured it to a tree along the embankment, removed his gun belt, and waded into waist-high water to retrieve the victim.
He successfully reached the woman and carried her to an embankment out of the water. Soon after, the force of the water carried the vehicle off of the roadway and pushed it against a guardrail. The victim was distraught, but relieved and thankful for Tpr. Chamblin’s effort.
Tpr. Chamblin joined the Patrol in May 2009 as member of the 149h Academy Class. He received his commission in December of that year and was assigned to the Georgetown Post.
Tpr. Chamblin currently resides in West Union.
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Tpr. Kyle D. Chamblin was presented with a Certificate of Recognition at the Georgetown Post, by Captain Paul Hermes, Wilmington District Commander, for his efforts to rescue a woman trapped in her vehicle in rapidly rising water.
On May 3, 2011, Tpr. Chamblin was en route to his residence in a patrol car after completing his shift when he received a report of high water on Russellville Winchester Road. Tpr. Chamblin responded to the scene and found a stalled vehicle in the water on the roadway.
The female driver was standing on the window seal of the vehicle as the rapidly rising water was already at the vehicle’s door. Tpr. Chamblin grabbed his rescue rope and secured it to a tree along the embankment, removed his gun belt, and waded into waist-high water to retrieve the victim.
He successfully reached the woman and carried her to an embankment out of the water. Soon after, the force of the water carried the vehicle off of the roadway and pushed it against a guardrail. The victim was distraught, but relieved and thankful for Tpr. Chamblin’s effort.
Tpr. Chamblin joined the Patrol in May 2009 as member of the 149h Academy Class. He received his commission in December of that year and was assigned to the Georgetown Post.
Tpr. Chamblin currently resides in West Union.
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