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Homestead officer given Life‑Saving Award after pulling boy from hanging, chief says decisive action saved a life
Summary
The City of Homestead presented Officer Daniel Cella with the Homestead Police Department Life‑Saving Award after he entered a home, cut a young man from a hanging and provided emergency care; Chief Mario Knapp described the rescue as decisive action under extreme pressure.
Mayor Steven Losner and Homestead Police Chief Mario Knapp formally recognized Officer Daniel Cella at the March 18 council presentation ceremony for intervening in what was dispatched as a suspected suicide. Chief Knapp described the January 19 incident and the response that led to the award.
Chief Mario Knapp said Officer Cella arrived to find a young man hanging inside a residence,…
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