Coralville man posthumously awarded medal for heroism

‘He is a hero,’ says father of the boy who Wegayewu Faris saved from drowning in 2022 A Coralville man who drowned in 2022 while rescuing his friend’s 8-year-old son from the Iowa River has posthumously been awarded a Carnegie Medal for Heroism by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. The commission awards the medal to “individuals from throughout the United States and Canada who risk themselves to an extraordinary degree saving or attempting to save the lives of others. The Carnegie Medal is considered North America’s highest civilian honor for...