Full Text of HR0481 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Officer Rob Horner and | 4 | | paramedic Martin Carlen for their heroic and lifesaving | 5 | | actions on Silver Lake on September 8, 2021; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Silver Lake is located in Madison County; the | 7 | | lake is 550 acres in size and approximately 22 feet deep at its | 8 | | deepest point; anglers can expect to catch a variety of fish at | 9 | | Silver Lake, including Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and | 10 | | Largemouth Bass; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, On September 8, 2021 at approximately 2 p.m., | 12 | | Highland Police Officer Rob Horner was signaled to stop by a | 13 | | driver, who alerted the officer to a capsized boat on Silver | 14 | | Lake; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Officer Horner arrived at the spillway and | 16 | | witnessed an upside-down sailboat with two passengers holding | 17 | | fast to the side; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, With winds at least 20 mph that day, the men | 19 | | clinging to the boat could not hear Officer Horner calling to | 20 | | them; one of the men tried to climb onto the boat and kept | 21 | | falling back into the water; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Officer Horner made a call to the dispatcher | 2 | | requesting the rescue team and EMS, but he quickly realized | 3 | | the need to dive into the water; while waiting for the | 4 | | requested support to arrive, he began swimming the 150 yards | 5 | | to the two men in distress; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Due to the choppiness of the water, Officer | 7 | | Horner used the backstroke to conserve energy as he swam | 8 | | against the waves and wind; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The two fishermen were 76 and 83 years of age, | 10 | | respectively, and one had lost his life jacket and had his leg | 11 | | tangled in a rope; Officer Horner dove underwater to free the | 12 | | man's leg; eventually, the boat was flipped into position, and | 13 | | the passengers were able to regain their seats safely; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Meanwhile, paramedic Martin Carlen arrived and | 15 | | swam to the two men and Officer Horner; he then helped guide | 16 | | the boat to safety; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we commend Officer Rob Horner and paramedic Martin Carlen for | 20 | | their quick thinking, decisive actions, and teamwork that | 21 | | helped rescue two senior citizens from Silver Lake on |
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| 1 | | September 8, 2021; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Officer Rob Horner and paramedic Martin Carlen as | 4 | | an expression of our esteem and respect.
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