Montroll would later wade into the riverbank to pull out the officers, both injured and one unable to stand up, along with several others who swam to the wharf under the port’s employee parking lot. The officers were among 32 people hospitalized after the collision. All but eight had been discharged as of Saturday afternoon, including the two officers.
“My goal was, one, to make sure that we got as many people (as possible), but two that I didn’t leave my officers in the water. That was a big concern of mine. I made that decision to put them on there, but we don’t leave our own,” Montroll said…