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    Deputies recognized for life-saving actions

    Posted on February 19, 2020

    Sheriff Wayne Padgett (center) praised the quick response and life-saving actions of Deputy Derrick Parker (left) and Deputy Darren Whiddon (right) for their role in saving a man who was choking.

    On Thursday, Feb. 13, Sheriff Wayne Padgett recognized two deputies whose quick response and actions saved the life of a man who started choking while dining at a local restaurant.

    Deputy Darren Whiddon and Deputy Derrick Parker were at Fiddler’s Restaurant in Steinhatchee on Jan. 20 when a man at the table behind theirs asked for help due to his friend having something lodged in his throat.

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