‘Just doing what I was supposed to do': Captain goes into water to reach trapped teens
Capt. Johnathon Bigham, a 21-year veteran of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office, with the department’s rescue gear. (Brandon LaGrone III/The Daily Memphian)
A DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office was not only at the right place at the right time but also had the right training to rescue two teenage girls who ended up in a ditch after a crash.
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Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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