Longboat Key police give out award to hero

Taylor Rahn, who rescued five people from the water after their canoe capsized, was given a citizen citation Feb. 20.

By Katie Johns
| 8:30 a.m. February 21, 2018

Taylor Rahn poses with his award and Steven and Simeon Brubacher, two of the five people he rescued.

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On Jan. 7, Taylor Rahn rescued five people from their capsized canoe.

On Feb. 20, the Longboat Key Police Department awarded Rahn a citizen-commendation citation. Two of the victims, Steven and Simeon Brubacher, were there when Rahn got his award. Keegan, Landon and Darren Martin were the others in the water. Police Chief Pete Cumming read from the citation, saying that because of Rahn, all five were saved from life-threatening peril and each made a full recovery.

On Jan. 7, Taylor Rahn rescued five people from their capsized canoe.