PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two Georgia men will be honored by the Carnegie Foundation after saving two people from drowning off
Feagun and Humphries are among 22 people to be honored on Wednesday with medals and cash awards. The other 21 winners were from Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee and Texas. Four of them died while trying to save people from burning, drowning or assault.
The Carnegie Hero awards are named for
The commission investigates stories of heroism and awards medals and cash grants several times a year. It has given away more than $36 million to nearly 10,000 awardees or their families since its inception in 1904.