Off-duty Sgt. Taylor Johanson, left, with police officers in Nashville. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via SWNS)
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A British police officer has been hailed as a hero after helping to save the life of an off-duty American officer while on vacation in Nashville.
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Sergeant Taylor Johanson and his wife on vacation in Nashville. (Sergeant Taylor Johanson via SWNS)
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Sergeant Taylor Johanson and his wife in Nashville. (Sergeant Taylor Johanson via SWNS)
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Sergeant Taylor Johanson and his wife and friends in Nashville. (Sergeant Taylor Johanson via SWNS)
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