Mathews Sheriff April Edwards recognized two deputies during the county supervisors’ Oct. 15 meeting for their lifesaving efforts in locating and rescuing a woman who was stranded in marshland at Port Haywood. She also recognized two dispatchers who worked with them to pinpoint the woman’s location. Edwards said the incident occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 29, when a resident of Port Haywood called to report that someone across the water from their home was screaming for help. As Deputy Jake Wilson responded to the caller’s address, dispatchers Kamryn Blowe and Connie Miller began searching the computer-aided dispatch and mapping systems and their call histories to try to determine where the distressed person might be located. They identified a specific part of Hunts Road as a critical area, and Sergeant Will Hargis drove there to try to locate the person. He could see Wilson’s vehicle headlights across the water and figured he was in the right area, so Wilson drove to his location. After s...