9-year-old saves drowning friend, named hero by firefighters
ASHEVILLE — Firefighters in North Carolina have honored a 9-year-old boy for saving another child from drowning in a pool.The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Jayden Castillo was presented a Civilian Life-Saving Award by the Asheville Fire Department Monday for rescuing 5-year-old Marlee Shelton.Castillo was swimming in their complex’s pool when 4-year-old Jercovi Jackson told him Shelton was under water for too long. Castillo says he saw Shelton on his back at the bottom […]
