The Ontario Provincial Police are recognizing several Northwestern Ontario civilians for their brave actions.
Dryden’s Kale Greer, Christison Maua and Koen Taylor were honoured for saving the life of Kale’s four year old sister while they were playing at the Big Eagle Lodge tourist camp.
The young girl dissapeared when the boys thought to see if she had wandered off to the dock.
That’s when Christison says he saw her in the water.
He says he was going to take off his shoes but then Koen grabbed a 6-foot muskie net and scooped her out of the water. Christison said he was about to fall in, but Koen pulled him back.
Dryden’s Shaun Dimit also received a life saving award for saving the life of his father-in-law from a burning home in January.
Meanwhile, Thunder Bay Constable Mike Golding received the St. John Ambulance Award and the Commissioner’s Letter.
Golding helped find a woman with mental illness that had wandered away from her home in Kaministiqua in minus 20 degree temperatures.
Deputy Commissioner Vince Hawkes says it’s heartwarming to recognize the local residents who made a difference in others lives.
The awards ceremony was held in Thunder Bay today.
