{
  "id": 8343264,
  "title": "Mayor honours pair who rescued little girl, father from Red River in August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/mayor-honours-pair-who-rescued-little-girl-father-from-red-river-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T00:29:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/09/18/mayor-honours-pair-who-rescued-little-girl-father-from-red-river-in-august"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mayor Scott Gillingham honored two Winnipeg residents on Friday for their heroic rescue of a young girl and her father from the Red River in August. Jayclyn Morrissette and Brady Saunders were commended with the Mayor’s Award of Valour for risking their own lives to save the child and her father, who had jumped into the water to help the girl. The pair were praised for stepping up and risking their lives to assist someone they had never met. Morrissette, a mother, stated that her motivation was her own daughter, as she could not allow the same fate to befall hers. The award, first introduced by former Mayor Sam Katz in 2008, has been presented to only four individuals since its inception. Morrissette and Saunders, who were unable to attend the ceremony, have big hearts and have already met with the rescued girl and her father to keep in touch.",
  "summary": "A “proud and thankful” Mayor Scott Gillingham honoured two Winnipeggers Friday who rescued a young girl who fell into the Red River last month. Gillingham said he was humbled to […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Mayor Scott Gillingham honored Jayclyn Morrissette and Brady Saunders for heroic rescue in August.",
    "Morrissette, a mother, saved a young girl and her father from Red River, risking her own life.",
    "Award of Valour, first introduced in 2008, given to only four individuals since inception."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}