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OFFICER DAVID A.DROLL
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At 6:40pm on July 26, 1993,ehlilowa City Emergency Dispatch Center
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received a call which reported three people;in the Iowa River at
the Park Road Bridge/'Meinbets"ofthe':Iowa,City Police Department
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and other emergencn~,fV~c,eA9.i,~N:)o/~~,~,:Jl,i~p,~~:~h~~. Officer David
Droll responded t~;:,the;:~~,r.,l.ingt,~I\',.s~r~,~t::,]lr~~~~]apd assisted other
emergency servic(~;E~,?M~~J~M~,,~:r:?~P~~~':F~~,I~~~:U,om the bridge.
It became qUick~t:~~p~~~~.t\lt,~~~~?~;,'gt~th;~t:~~f~V~~~~ls was going
to lose her griR;W";F~~~,H;\,.~~P,,~.L~,~~}w,a~:\W~~e~~ro. Officer
Droll volunteer~d:I~,~~R,~M~~re~j~~t9.y,~r.':,th,e,~:~~8.~)~'~~lW bridge. He
was lowered tWi~rj\~.~f~f,~;;~~,~J~:s'able"t?}~a~h\~~~~J.frale and pull
her to safety. ~I~' ,;:':::!":":'":l;}'\!~ I',.;...'" "" ':,,':':::::':~:'i,:;,'r\I\'
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There is little ~~~~~~][geg~~~~)~!thoU~\t){e,\~~tip,~~j~f the emergency
oervices personn~f):p.~~p~h,t'~~~~iP,~J:.t.i,c~~~~ly;;~!g;7.~f Droll, all
three of the peoP~~~~0~~~f1~~fi0~tfl;f~;~~:~~f&t71ped.
Officer Droll' s act,~oi1,.'refl.i!cts'in' the best 'p.o~~ible manner upon
him and the Departme'nt .and,.the City lie', serves/'
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