INDIANAPOLIS -- The police officer who saved an 11-year-old girl last year was named as an honorable mention for a prestigious national award.
On Aug. 7, 2017, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Matthew Morgan saved 11-year-old Breanna Brooks after she was struck by a train. Brooks was playing on train tracks with her friends when left leg was struck.
After Morgan found Brooks, he had to push her shredded tissue back in place, then applied a tourniquet.
While Morgan was working on helping her, Brooks was crying, asking if she was going to die. Morgan comforted her, assuring her that she wouldn't die, according to an IMPD release.
He even carried Brooks to the ambulance after the medic was overwhelmed by the sight and unable to help. Morgan ordered other responding officers to bring bags of ice, hoping to re-attach her leg.
Doctors weren't able to re-attach her leg, but had it not been for Morgan's knowledge of the area and calm demeanor, he may not have been able to find her and save her life.
Morgan was an honorable mention for the TOP COPS awards, presented by the National Organization of Police Organizations. He was the only Indiana officer to be named an honorable mention or winner for the award.
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