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Youth Hero Award Recipients, 2009-2010
Dept
Applicant Name
Age
Heroic Act
CA
Taylor Brown
12
Rescued a toddler from drowning in a car that had lost control and veered into a canal
CA
Baily Cruz
11
Rescued a toddler from drowning in a car that had lost control and veered into a canal
CA
McKenzie Brown
10
Rescued a toddler from drowning in a car that had lost control and veered into a canal
CA
Zach McBride
9
Rescued an abandoned baby
CA
Andrew McBride
14
Rescued an abandoned baby
DE
Davione Robinson
11
Performed the Heimlich maneuver on a friend who was choking
DE
Ryan Faucett
17
Rescued a man whose truck had overturned in a ditch filled with water
FL
Jamar Williams
14
Pulled an elderly lady from her crashed car while the car was leaking gas
IN
Gabriel Smithers
10
Saved her grandparents from a house fire
IN
Kasey Smithers
12
Saved her grandparents from a house fire
LA
Bryce Hill
8
Alerted his siblings and babysitter when his house caught on fire
LA
Corey Knecht
15
Saved a friend by performing the Heimlich maneuver
MN
Sydney Gifford
10
Called 911 when her mother had a seizure
NE
Nebraska Bus Riders
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47 recipients
6-16
Children in school bus accident exited calmly, then got help
NJ
Alexis Lloyd
17
Called 911 and stayed to assist a women who had fallen and hit her head
NY
David Sanson
14
Rescued a young child from drowning after he fell through the ice
OR
Alex Epp
18
Helped save a friend who had a gruesome bike accident by performing first aid and calling paramedics
PA
Casey Leone
12
Warned neighbors about their burning house and broke down the door of the duplex to awaken the household
SD
Grant Renner
17
Called 911 after noticing a woman and her child drowning in a pool
UT
Matthew Mahns
16
Helped save the life of an 8-year-old who was drowning and suffering from cardiac arrest
UT
Shaye Derryberry
16
Helped save the life of an 8-year-old who was drowning and suffering from cardiac arrest
UT
Scott Gall
17
Helped save the life of an 8-year-old who was drowning and suffering from cardiac arrest
UT
Aubrianna Schaefermeyer
16
Helped save the life of an 8-year-old who was drowning and suffering from cardiac arrest
UT
Isaac McIntosh
11
Saved his cousin from drowning
WI
Marissa Young
12
Rescued the three children she was babysitting from a house fire
WI
Lauren Micolichek
12
Prevented a traffic accident involving pedestrians
WI
Jordan Schoenfeld
7
Saved a friend who had fallen through the ice
WI
Jacob Malitz
16
Took charge of the situation when his school bus was involved in a bad accident
WV
Malik Youngblood
9
Scared away a car thief from his three young brothers and himself
WV
John McCoy
12
Helped his family when they were in a car accident