The Carnegie Hero Fund has chosen to recognize two Albemarle residents for their heroic deeds.
Charles Worden is receiving a medal for rescuing 9-year-old Adrian Rowe and attempting to save two others from drowning in Waynesboro last year.
The second recipient, Abigail Zuehlke, swam 600 feet to save her two brothers from drowning in the Atlantic Ocean last summer.
"I have a background in swimming in high school and all and I’m probably a little more comfortable than other people so it’s the timing and the luck of it and it’s really a neat story because everybody came out just fine," Zuehlke told NBC29.
Besides their awarded meadls, both recipients will receive a $5,000 grant.
The Carnegie Hero Fund was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1904 "to recognize persons who perform acts of heroism in civilian life," according to its website.