Correctional officer awarded for saving the life of a choking child

Correctional officer Jaiden Droege given an award by his superiors
@Deepizzaguy (115587)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
October 29, 2025 3:53pm CST
Correctional officers seldom get rewards for saving lives of strangers. In the case of Lancaster County Prison correction Officer Jaiden Droege answered a call from a concerned adult who was with a child whose gender was not released needed the help of the correctional officer to remove an object from the throat of the child on September 14. Officer Droege managed to remove the object from the throat of the child using his expertise to remove the object from the throat of the child. Lancaster County Officials awarded Officer Droege with the Star Performer Award at a meeting on Wednesday. In my opinion Officer Droege only did his job of showing concern for strangers which is wonderful on his part. Link is msn.com/en-us/news/cri...
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@RasmaSandra (90351)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Oct
That is great that these heroic people get rewarded,
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Oct
I am in agreement with you.
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@AmbiePam (105264)
• United States
29 Oct
That’s awfully cool.
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Oct
I am in agreement with you.
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@celticeagle (181227)
• Boise, Idaho
21h
An award well deserved. There are good people in all walks of life.
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
I am in agreement with you since there are some good people in our world.
@RebeccasFarm (90737)
• Arvada, Colorado
23h
Wonderful officer..kudos to that officer.
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
I am in agreement with you that the correctional officer was rewarded for saving a life.
@innertalks (23282)
• Australia
29 Oct
Children can be rather reckless/careless/thoughtless with their eating, and drinking, and get stuff caught in their throat, quite frequently, and it was good that the object could be removed promptly, by the officer
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Oct
You are right.
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@LindaOHio (204858)
• United States
30 Oct
I'm glad the officer was available to save the child.
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
So am I since it is not everyday that a corrections officer makes headlines for saving lives in prisons.
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