The Governor’s Lifesaving Awards are presented to everyday citizens who have assisted in an emergency situation or attempted to save someone’s life. The award was founded in 1977 and this year was bestowed on four Iowans.

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The two were recognised for helping rescue a woman who was drowning at Havelet Bay in the summer.

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DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds honored Iowans Wednesday who sprang into action to save the lives of fellow citizens. The Governor’s Lifesaving Awards are presented to everyday citizens who have assisted in an emergency situation or attempted to save someone’s life. The award was founded in 1977 and this year was bestowed on four Iowans. Reynolds said every year she has given out the awards, she has heard similar replies from recipients who say t…

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The U.S. Coast Guard presented its highest aviation honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, to one of its pilots on Thursday for a daring rescue mission that saved two severely injured teenagers.

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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Seven Iowans were honored on Wednesday for their heroic actions, including a teen who helped save a man whose Jeep crashed into an icy lake and a Spencer tennis coach who saved two boys who'd been swept away into a river. Governor Kim Reynolds and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens honored seven Iowans at the Sullivan Brothers' Award of Valor and Governor's Lifesaving Awards ceremony. The Governor's Lifes…

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A 19 year old from northwest Iowa has received the Governor’s Lifesaving with Valor Award in a ceremony at the Iowa Capitol. In February of last year, Joseph Salmon of Spirit Lake was ice fishing with his mom when they saw a Jeep plunge thru the ice. Salmon, who was 17 at the time, pulled […]

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Gov. Kim Reynolds presents Tyler Borneman. second from left, with the Governor's Lifesaving Award at the State Capitol on Wednesday alongside Commissioner Stephan Bayens and Iowa State Patrol Colonel Nathan Fulk, right. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds honored Iowans Wednesday who sprang into action to save the lives of fellow citizens.  The Governor’s Lifesaving Awards are presented to everyday citizens …

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DES MOINES, Iowa – Governor Kim Reynolds and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens honored heroic citizens and first responders at the 2024 Sullivan Brothers’ Award of Valor and Governor’s Lifesaving Awards ceremony held this (Wednesday) morning in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda. A total of seven individuals from communities across the state were recognized for their courageous responses. “Today’s award winners met moments of sudden,…

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