The Nebraska State Patrol on Wednesday presented its Life Saver Award to Trooper Braden Heidbrink, recognizing his actions that saved the life of a 4-year-old boy severely injured in a lawnmower accident earlier this year.
The accident happened May 10, when Lancaster County 911 received a call that a child had been severely injured in Hallam. Heidbrink was the closest responder and arrived within minutes to find the boy with life-threatening injuries to both legs as his father attempted to help.
Heidbrink applied a tourniquet to the child’s right leg and bandaged the left before Hallam EMS arrived and transported the boy to the hospital. The boy ultimately required an amputation of his right leg, but officials say Heidbrink’s immediate response was critical to saving his life…