Red Cross honors local heroes

The Red Cross of Central and Western New York recently held its 23rd annual Real Heroes Breakfast, at which a number of local people were honored for their acts of heroism. Among the honorees were Emma Wells, 5, of Hannibal, who thought quickly to call her grandmother after her mother became unconscious after a grand-mal seizure, saving her mother’s life with her quick response. Also honored was Syracuse firefighter Jonathan Maye, who responded to an extensive apartment building fire in May of 2021, where he saved a life under an extremely difficult situation. Honored for being medical heroes were Karalynn Donegan, Cullynn Morley, Daniel Donegan, Kaitlin Langtry, Ericka LaMay, Kristina Donegan, and Richard Donegan. Individuals involved in a horrific jet ski accident were saved when Kristina and her group of friends conducted CPR and fashioned a splint out of an oar to stop a massive leg bleed. SWM