Four Elkhart citizens honored for life-saving efforts

 

ELKHART, Ind. -- The city of Elkhart recognized a few of its heroes Monday night.

Four citizens received 'Excellent Citizen Awards' for their bravery and quick action that resulted in saving the lives of fellow Elkhart residents.

Ashley Carter was honored for performing life-saving CPR on a man who was found unconscious in his vehicle at a Kroger parking lot in May.

Another citizen named Josh Orrick was also honored for getting the unconscious man out of the vehicle, but he was not able to attend the meeting to receive his award.

Then Aaron Polly and Anthony Larner earned their awards after helping save a child that had fallen into the St. Joseph River this summer.

Both of them being fathers, say they would just hope anyone would do the same if any of their children needed help.

"Jump in if you have to, help," says Aaron Polly. "Everybody needs help, you will need help at some point. Help somebody to help you."

"I'm teaching my youngest daughter, you see something, you say something. That's the best way to do it," Anthony Larner says.

Until Monday, both Polly and Larner were unsure if the little boy they rescued had survived.

After finding out he did in fact recover over the summer, they say that means more to them than receiving any award.