A teacher and father who drowned saving a teen girl in Lake Michigan is being posthumously awarded for his bravery.
Thomas Kenning, 38, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was spending time at Porter Beach in Indiana with his 9-year-old daughter Rory and his parents on June 27, 2022, when he saw a 16-year-old girl in distress in the water. Kenning jumped in the water and got her safely to shore, losing his life in the process.
"Carnegie Hero Thomas Kenning exhibited selfless courage as he, without hesitation, entered treacherous waters to save a stranger in peril," Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, tellsin an email."His sacrifice stands as a testament to the greatest love that one can give, laying down his own life to save another."
A spokesperson for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources told TODAY.com that Porter Beach waves rose between three to five feet that day and the lake has steep drop-offs. "He lived his life humbly serving and thinking of others, wanting for nothing but to leave each place he went better than how he found it," she said.Thomas was"patient, playful, and inspiring" with their daughter, she said.
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