"Ranger Peter Maggio has received the U.S. Coast Guard’s certificate of valor for a rescue he performed in the summer of 2010.
On June 5, 2010, a motorist fell asleep at the wheel, drove off the Nisqually Road, and landed upside down in the Nisqually River. The river was swollen with glacier runoff and the driver was trapped in his inverted vehicle in the middle of the river. At this point the bank drops approximately 40 feet from the roadway to the river.
Being one of the first rangers on scene, Peter donned swiftwater gear and headed into the river. The front of the car was submerged and the back window was broken, with water rushing into the vehicle making it dangerously unstable. Peter broke out the rest of the rear window, entered the vehicle, and worked to cut away the seatbelt while struggling to keep the driver’s head above water. After several tries, Peter was finally able to cut the seatbelts and extricate the driver from the vehicle. He was treated for hypothermia and transported to the hospital by helicopter..."
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