Event Brief
Lee Deputy Honored After Gulf Rip Rescue
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Lee County deputy Raymond Tellez Ferriol earns Florida’s Finest after pulling three teens from a Gulf rip current.
WHO: Deputy Raymond Tellez Ferriol, Lee County Sheriff’s Office
WHAT: Rescued three teenage girls from a Gulf Coast rip current; later received the Florida’s Finest Award
WHEN: Aug 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM ET
WHERE: Gulf Coast shoreline (Lee County, Florida)
WHY: The teens were struggling in a rip current off the shoreline.
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