Kewaunee County Sheriff's Deputy Brent Reimer continues to receive praise for his lifesaving actions last fall, this time from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. Rep. Tony Wied recognized Reimer during remarks he delivered in the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. The recognition comes after Reimer received the Wisconsin Professional Police Association's 2026 Certificate of Merit at its annual conference in April, as well as the Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department's Life Saving Award and Sheriff's Commendation Award. He received the honors for using an airway suction device to save a person who was choking in November.
Wied noted it was Reimer who researched the lifesaving device that is now carried by patrol officers and used in schools and nursing homes.
A 2011 Kewaunee High School graduate, Reimer joined the Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department in 2017. According to the National Safety Council, approximately 5,500 people die from choking each year, making it the fourth-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in the United States.
