A quick-acting Fremont County Secondary Roads employee saved the life of a child Friday Morning.  According to Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope,  Friday, August 18 at approximately 7:42 am, the Fremont County Sherriff’s Office received a 911 call about a possible drowning at the Waubonsie State Park.  The caller said a 5-year-old child was rescued from a pond at the park.

Deputies learned that Terry Travis, a Fremont County Secondary Roads Department employee was traveling through the park when he saw a small child standing on the dock at the Waubonsie Park pond alone.  Travis watched the child jump into the pond, and he took action.  Travis left his vehicle and ran toward the pond where he heard the child screaming and saw the child go under the water.  Travis reached into the water and pulled the child to safety.  The family, who had been looking for the child arrived on scene a short time later.  The child was checked by Sidney Rescue at the scene and transported by private vehicle to a Nebraska hospital for evaluation.

It was reported that the child, who is autistic, had wandered away from a cabin in the park.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office thanks Mr. Travis for his quick action and saving the life of this child.