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Limestone County presents Carnegie Award to resident who rescued person from Elk River
Summary
The Limestone County Commission recognized John Reinhart with a Carnegie Award after he swam to a person clinging to roots at the Elk River and helped keep them afloat until emergency crews arrived. The commission praised Reinhart and his daughter for assisting in the rescue.
The Limestone County Commission on Oct. 6 presented a Carnegie Award to John Reinhart for rescuing a person from the Elk River after the individual's kayak overturned.
The award recognizes Reinhart’s actions in March when, hearing gunshots and a possible distress signal near the river, he left his truck, located the person grasping a low-hanging tree limb roughly 40 feet from shore, returned to retrieve a garbage bag and duct tape, and…
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