Geoscience is very proud of our own Nathan Reynolds who was awarded a Carnegie Medal in Claremont, California on April 22, 2017.
Nathan was honored for his heroic actions in January 2015 in Marina, California where he rescued Olivia Schreiber and her great-granddaughter from a sinking car. While driving nearby, he witnessed their car crashing into a pond. He sprang into action and jumped into the water pulling the little girl through the car window and then swimming with her to safety.
Nathan returned back to the pond and began rescuing the great-grandmother from the submerging car when police arrived and helped him bring the woman to safety. Both the woman and little girl made a full recovery due to Nathan’s bravery and quick actions on that day.