Longtime Ocean City, New Jersey, resident awarded prestigious medal after saving woman's life

Name: Longtime Ocean City, New Jersey, resident awarded prestigious medal after saving woman's life
Uploaded: 2026-06-24T10:02:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 6 s
Description: Frank LaFerrara, 73, is receiving the Carnegie Medal, the top award for civilian heroism in North America. He joined CBS News Philadelphia's Janelle Burrell live to share the story of how he rescued a woman from a rip current late last year.

Frank LaFerrara, 73, is receiving the Carnegie Medal, the top award for civilian heroism in North America. He joined CBS News Philadelphia's Janelle Burrell live to share the story of how he rescued a woman from a rip current late last year.