Hero Officers Honored Nearly 6 Years Later

Published: August 15, 2007 | 6593rd good news item since 2003

It took nearly six years, but three Division of Wildlife Resources officers who risked their own lives to save two others have been honored for their service.

Verl Hanchett, of Hyrum, Kevan Penrose of Smithfield, and Rick Schulze of Mantua, were honored last week for saving two men on Bear Lake in January 2002.

While checking the licenses of fishermen on Bear Lake, a small aluminum boat sank into frigid waters.

The officers then pulled the men out of the water, risking tipping over their own boat. The officers’ boat was overloaded the entire way back to shore.

Division of Wildlife Resource spokesman Mark Hadley says the men weren’t honored until this year because there was no award they could be given. This year, one was created for them.

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