‘My other kids wouldn’t have a father’: Teen honored for saving dad

Sixteen-year-old Erik Opal is being awarded the Carnegie Medal, North America's highest civilian honor for heroism, after saving his father's life.
Sixteen-year-old Erik Opal is receiving the Carnegie Medal, an award that is considered the highest civilian honor for heroism in North America.
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