{"id":554441,"date":"2021-06-06T13:21:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T17:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=554441"},"modified":"2021-06-06T13:21:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T17:21:23","slug":"worcester-police-honor-officer-who-drowned-trying-to-save-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worcester-police-honor-officer-who-drowned-trying-to-save-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"Worcester police honor officer who drowned trying to save teen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fworcester-police-honor-officer-who-drowned-trying-to-save-teen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=554441&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2418298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2418298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worcester Fire Department divers search Green Hill Pond after reports of a drowning Friday, June 4, 2021. in Worchester, Mass. (Rick Cinclair\/Worcester Telegram &#038; Gazette via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:10 AM PT \u2013 Sunday, June 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Worcester police in Massachusetts were in mourning on Saturday as a procession accompanied the body of a fallen officer to the state medical examiner\u2019s office. Emmanuel Familia, 38, was one of five officers who responded to reports of a person drowning in a pond at Green Hill Park on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, officers saw several teenagers struggling to stay afloat, one with just his arm reaching out of the water. All five of the officers jumped into the pond hoping for a successful rescue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2418299\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2418299\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2418299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/familia-350x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"Officer Emmanuel Familia (Worcester Police Department)\" width=\"350\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/familia-350x437-1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/familia-168x210.jpg 168w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/familia.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2418299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Officer Emmanuel Familia (Worcester Police Department)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Officers were able to bring two of the teens back to shore before they quickly realized Familia as well as a 14-year-old boy were missing. Dive teams were able to locate the officer and the teen, who were both pronounced dead at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Familia was a five-year veteran to the department who is survived by his wife and two children. \u201cThe Worcester Police Department has lost a brother, a friend and a partner, and the city of Worcester has lost a hero,\u201d expressed Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fla-gov-ron-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\">Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis Becoming Major Voice For GOP<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worcester Fire Department divers search Green Hill Pond after reports of a drowning Friday, June 4, 2021. in Worchester, Mass. 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