Four Michigan DNR Conservation Officers Honored for Lifesaving Efforts

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Michigan –-(Ammoland.com)- The work of Michigan conservation officers often includes events and circumstances outside of natural resources law enforcement, education and outreach. Recently, the Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division bestowed Lifesaving Awards to four officers who were instrumental in resolving potentially fatal situations. The awards were given at last week’s regular meeting of the Natural Resources Commission in Lansing.

In October 2016, Conservation Officer Ken Kovach of St. Clair County was the first to respond to a report of a self-inflicted, accidental gunshot wound at a residence in Wales Township. The victim, who was shot through the arm when his pistol fell out of its holster, was lying on the lawn, bleeding and in poor condition when Officer Kovach arrived. The officer immediately applied a tourniquet and stopped the bleeding until emergency medical personnel arrived.

Conservation Officer Greg Patten of Muskegon County responded to a February 2016 emergency dispatch about someone having fallen through the ice on …Read the Rest

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