Two Texans were among 18 Americans to receive the Carnegie Medal. Giovanna Cabrera, 31, died in February. Albert Evans, 51, of Lufkin, drowned after saving 3 people.

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Giovanna Cabrera and her 1-year-old son were killed after she went in to save him during a February house fireGo Fund Me Giovanna Cabrera and Gabriel PeñaA Texas mother who saved her two children from a house fire, but died attempting to save her infant son, has received a posthumous honor for her heroic efforts.Giovanna Cabrera, 31, was one of the 18 recipients of the Carnegie Medal — which is awarded by the Carnegie Hero Fund to individuals wh…

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Giovanna Cabrera is being recognized as a Carnegie Hero recipient and she is one of 18 Americans to get this prestigious civilian award.

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A Texas mother was given the Carnegie Medal for saving two of her children from a house fire in February. She went back in to save her one-year-old baby but tragically never made it out.

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A Somerset police officer has been awarded a prestigious honor for rushing into a burning basement to save an 89-year-old woman from advancing flames and smoke.

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HOUSTON (KIAH) — A Houston mother is being awarded North America's highest honor for civilian heroism. Giovanna Cabrera, a mother of three who died trying to save her baby from their burning home, was named a 2024 Carnegie Medal recipient, along with 17 other Americans.  
Giovanna Cabrera and her youngest son, Gabriel Peña. (Carnegie Award) The award recognizes acts of extraordinary heroism by people who risked serious injury or death to save ot…

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Houston mother posthumously receives Carnegie Medal for rescuing her children in fire

HOPE — A 13-year-old girl and her 12-year-old sister were playing on a large, algae-covered rock next to the St. George River in Union, Maine, on July 8, 2023, when she slipped and fell into the fast-moving water. The sister attempted to grasp the girl, but she, too, slipped into the water.

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