By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who lost his leg after being struck by a fleeing ATV driver in May 2022 has reached a milestone in his recovery by walking without a cane.
• Lt. Edmund Fisher, an 18-year veteran, was critically injured while deploying spike strips during a pursuit in Belle Chasse, Louisiana.
• His injuries included a shattered pelvis and massive internal bleeding, leading to amputation of his right leg to save his life.
• Fisher returned to duty as a field training officer and continues physical therapy while serving with the sheriff’s office.
BELLE CHASSE, LA — A Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who lost his right leg more than three years ago after being struck by a suspect’s ATV has reached a significant recovery milestone by walking without a cane, officials and media reports said.
Lt. Edmund Fisher, an 18-year veteran of the department, was critically injured in May 2022 while deploying spike strips during a pursuit of ATV riders on Woodland Highway in Belle Chasse, according to sheriff’s office statements and local news coverage.
The collision shattered Fisher’s pelvis and caused massive internal bleeding; surgeons ultimately amputated his right leg to save his life, the lieutenant told local media.
Fisher has since undergone extensive rehabilitation, using three prosthetic legs, and continues physical therapy twice a week, local reports said.
He returned to work with the sheriff’s office as a field training officer, where he helps manage the department’s drone program and holds an FAA license, and walked without a cane for the first time last week, marking a milestone in his recovery.
Fisher credited his family, medical staff and support from the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which paid off his mortgage, for aiding his progress, according to local coverage.