Corporal Byrnie L. Hardin Jr. responded to Lock and Dam Road at Doug Bernard Parkway on September 13, 2103 to assist a Richmond County Board of Education Officer who was on a traffic stop in reference to shots being fired near a school. Upon arrival Corporal Hardin observed a white male, Henry Church, flee in his vehicle (2008 Ford Truck)from the traffic stop. Corporal Hardin pursued the suspect vehicle down Lock and Dam Road into the Lock and Dam Park where the driver drove the vehicle into the Savannah River attempting to elude Corporal Hardin. Fearing for the driver’s safety, Corporal Hardin removed his duty gear and jumped into the water to try and rescue the driver. The driver/suspect was able to exit his vehicle without assistance and swam to the South Carolina side to escape from being apprehended. He was soon captured by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. Corporal Hardin should be commended for his heroic effort in jumping into the Savannah River with no regard for his own safety to rescue a suspect who had just committed a crime.