Article archive / August 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 12. Source pages: 4.
Dr. John Fanning, psychologist and past-president of the Louisiana Psychological Association was honored, along with a select few State Troopers, with the “Lifesaving Award” at the annual presentation by the Louisiana State Police.
Fanning was honored for acting with bravery and courage when he rescued a woman from a bridge. Advocate reporter Ben Wallace noted that Fanning was on his way to visit his mother on Memorial Day when he saw a woman on the edge of the bridge along the Crescent City Connection. He stopped his car and perceived that the situation was an apparent suicide attempt. He spoke with the woman for a moment, then grabbed her arms and pulled her to safety.
Fanning told the Times, “ It happened so fast there was virtually no thinking involved at all.”
For full story, go to The Advocate at http://theadvocate.com/home/9688680-125/state- police-honors-acts-of.
Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson (L) awards Dr. John Fanning (center) the Lifesaving Award for preventing an apparent suicide attempt on a New Orleans bridge. Assistant Superintendent Lt. Col. Charles Dupuy looks on. (Advocate photo/ Richard Alan Hannon. Used with permission.)
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