Air Interdiction Agent, Hammond, Louisiana, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

On October 12, 2013, CBP Air Interdiction Agent Wegierski was asked to assist with the search for a 13 year old girl with special needs who had been reported as missing from a nearby Girl Scout Camp. From a helicopter, Agent Wegierski spotted the young girl in a nearby lake with water up to her neck. He and Captain Stewart Murphy jumped from a helicopter, swam approximately 40 yards to reach the girl, and swam another 30 yards to shore, saving the child from drowning.