Missouri City honors officers and citizen after water rescue of child

Missouri City leaders recognized officers who rescued a child who entered the water and presented a public service award to the citizen who alerted dispatch.

Speaking at the council meeting, the city’s police chief credited Officers Trevino, Guerrero and Schuessler for entering the water "without hesitation to save their kid's life," and said Miss Petrovic stayed on the phone with dispatch and helped responders locate the child. "It had not been for her and her persistence ... we would have been recovering a kid's body," the chief said.

Mayor Pro Tem Clauser, who identified herself as a parent of a child with autism, said she was proud the department is a certified autism agency and noted drowning is a leading cause of death among people with autism. "They are not less, they are different," Clauser said, urging the community to "see something, say something, do something."

The council presented life‑saving awards to the three officers and a public service award to Miss Petrovic and invited photos. No formal action or funding change was taken during the presentation.