Teen thanks hero cops

Major Robert Kuehl and Officer Gale Hall, Independence

An Independence teen is still recovering from a car wreck that nearly killed him, but on Tuesday he finally got the chance to say thank you to the heroes who saved his life.

“I don’t really remember much,” said Jacob Fischer, who suffered brain damage and broken bones in the wreck last November. Jacob crashed along Noland Road and spent more than a day trapped in the wreckage.

But one thing that Jacob does know is that he has two Kansas City, Missouri, Police Officers and his family to thank for being alive.

“Luckily they kept pushing and pushing and finally it worked,” said Jacob. “And they found the two greatest men to get me.”

“I’ve seen few cars in my tenure where anyone came out alive when they wrecked that badly,” said Major Robert Kuehl, who with Officer Gale Hall rescued Jacob from the wreckage. “And when I got down there and saw his hand moving and making noise, I can’t begin to describe it.”

On Tuesday, three months later, Jacob and fellow police officers are thanking Kuehl and Hall.

“That was the best,” said Jacob. “It was a great honor to be here and get to hug ‘em and hand their awards to them.”

Major Robert Kuehl, Independence

“It’s almost hard to put into words,” said Kuehl. “I’m just glad I didn’t break into tears up there. That’s the level of emotion I have seeing him.”

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