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Newport fire captain given new sledgehammer after using tool when diving into river to clear submerged car

Newport fire captain given new sledgehammer after using tool when diving into river to clear submerged car
ALL RIGHT. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE’VE GOT RAIN OUTSIDE THE BUILDING HERE. NEARLY SIX MONTHS AFTER DIVING INTO A RIVER TO CLEAR A SUBMERGED CAR, NEWPORT’S FIRE CAPTAIN IS RECEIVING A VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE. OFFICIALS SAY THAT CAPTAIN MILLER JUMPED IN TO ACTION LAST JULY AFTER LEARNING THERE MAY BE A CHILD INSIDE. CAPTAIN MILLER TOOK A METAL SLEDGE HAMMER, SWAM OUT OF THE CAR AND SMASH ALL THE WINDOWS. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INSIDE THE SLEDGE HAMMER THAT WAS USED WAS A GIFT TO LOCAL POLICE FROM A HIGH SCHOOL CLASS. AND YESTERDAY, THE SCHOOL GIFTED CA
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Newport fire captain given new sledgehammer after using tool when diving into river to clear submerged car
Nearly six months after diving into a river to clear a submerged car, Newport's fire captain received a very special surprise.Officials said Capt. Miller jumped into action last July after learning there might be a child inside.He took a metal sledgehammer, swam out to the car and smashed all the windows, officials said.There was no one inside the vehicle.The sledgehammer that was used had been a gift to local police from a high school class and on Wednesday, the school gifted Capt. Miller a new one.

Nearly six months after diving into a river to clear a submerged car, Newport's fire captain received a very special surprise.

Officials said Capt. Miller jumped into action last July after learning there might be a child inside.

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He took a metal sledgehammer, swam out to the car and smashed all the windows, officials said.

There was no one inside the vehicle.

The sledgehammer that was used had been a gift to local police from a high school class and on Wednesday, the school gifted Capt. Miller a new one.