{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moody.senate.gov/press-releases/video-senator-moody-praises-florida-deputy-who-rescued-three-young-girls-from-powerful-rip-current/", "VIDEO: Senator Moody Praises Florida Deputy Who Rescued Three Young Girls from Powerful Rip Current", "2026-08-17", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "FL", "Ashley Moody", "M001244", "www.moody.senate.gov", "moody", "https://www.moody.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Senator Ashley Moody took to the Senate Floor recently to praise a Florida sheriff\u2019s deputy with a Florida\u2019s Finest Award for rescuing three young girls. While patrolling a beach on Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast earlier in May, Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Raymond Tellez Ferriol responded to calls that three teen girls were caught in a rip current and immediately jumped into action to bring them back safely to shore.\n\n\u201cA fun day at the beach almost turned tragic, but thanks to Deputy Raymond Tellez Ferriol\u2019s courage and quick thinking, three young girls made it home safely to their families. It was an honor to recognize his brave actions on the Senate Floor and present him with a Florida\u2019s Finest Award,\u201d said Senator Ashley Moody.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nWhen Dep. Tellez Ferriol saw the girls struggling in the water, yards from the shore, he immediately grabbed flotation devices and swam towards the youth, bringing them back to safety. Learn more here.\n\nRip currents can be deadly, even for experienced swimmers. Since the start of 2026, Florida has seen eight confirmed cases of rip current deaths, the youngest of which was only 17.\n\nBeachgoers should be aware of water conditions, the presence or absence of a lifeguard, and swim with a partner to help stay safe. If caught in a rip current, don\u2019t panic\u2014do not fight the current, swim parallel to the shoreline until out of the current and then swim to shore. If you feel you can\u2019t reach shore, face towards the shoreline and call or wave for help.\n\nSenator Moody\u2019s Florida\u2019s Finest Award is presented to law enforcement officers or Floridians who go above and beyond to save lives.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-08-18T05:27:41Z", "2026-08-18T05:29:06Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.moody.senate.gov/press-releases/video-senator-moody-praises-florida-deputy-who-rescued-three-young-girls-from-powerful-rip-current/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5113670378923416, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}