Officials honored for life-saving measures
SEABROOK – Three Seabrook police officers were recently honored with their department’s Life Saving Award for their actions in life-threatening situations.
Seabrook Police Chief Brett Walker said Officers Timothy Scott, Richard Hines and Tyler Houldsworth “went beyond the call of duty” by providing immediate life-saving medical attention to the victims before Seabrook firefighters arrived. Their quick thinking and willingness to provide immediate assistance may have prevented the victims from suffering more serious consequences of their injuries, including death, according to Walker.
Scott and Hines were recognized for their life-saving actions on July 11, 2023, during a serious motorcycle accident on Route 1.
Walker said Scott found the motorcyclist with a severe leg wound. Walker said Scott realized the resulting major blood loss was life-threatening and he immediately retrieved the tourniquet from his patrol car and applied it to the victim’s leg.
However, this did not completely stop the bleeding.
Walker said Hines concluded that further treatment was needed and applied a second tourniquet.
“Their attempts to stop the bleeding before paramedics arrived likely helped save the victim’s life,” the award citation for Scott and Hines read.
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Scott received a second Life Saving Award for more recent service when he responded to another motorcycle accident on June 16, 2024. This time, the accident occurred on Route 1A, and again Scott found the injured motorcyclist, who was losing a lot of blood. He immediately applied a tourniquet, Walker said, and stayed with the victim until firefighters arrived. Walker said Seabrook paramedics counted Scott’s response as one of the factors that contributed to the victim’s survival.
The third award went to Seabrook Police Officer Tyler Houldsworth for his life-saving actions during a stabbing incident on April 20, 2023.
Walker said Houldsworth responded to a 911 call from a South Main Street address and found a victim on the ground with a stab wound to the abdomen. Houldsworth immediately wrapped the wound with a bandage and applied pressure to stop the bleeding until Seabrook Fire Department arrived on the scene.
When paramedics arrived, Houldsworth and his K9 partner Henry pursued the two suspects about half a mile through the woods, over fences and through tall grass, according to Walker.
“The lead led to the arrest of two suspects in a wooded area and the discovery of evidence that was valuable to the investigation,” Houldsworth said in his ruling.
Walker said he was proud of all three officers.
“We are very proud of how quickly our officers responded in these cases,” Walker said. “Had they hesitated, a one-second delay could have cost each of these people their lives.”
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