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Washougal police officer honored for bravery

Francis Reagan risked his own life during 2019 river rescue

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Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Washougal Police Department officer Francis Reagan stands near the the area of the Washougal River where he helped to save a 28-year-old Portland resident who had fallen off her inner tube last May. Reagan was named as the 2019 Officer of the Year by the Washington Council of Police & Sheriffs last week. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

It is a chilly, gray Thursday afternoon, and Washougal police officer Francis Reagan is standing in quiet contemplation near the Vernon Road Bridge off Washougal River Road.

Journalists hover nearby with interview and photo requests for the officer who, nine months prior, had helped save a life on the Washougal River waters rushing below.

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