Deputy awarded for Bean Point rescue

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Manatee County Sheriff’s deputy Matthew Daugherty holds a plaque Feb. 3 recognizing him as January’s Deputy of the Month for his part in an August 2025 rescue of a father and son from the waters off Bean Point in Anna Maria, where Daugherty is stationed. He found the two struggling to reach the shore and swam out to rescue them. Islander Photo: Courtesy MCSO

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