(Radio Iowa) – A northern Iowa man and two emergency dispatchers are being honored for the role they played in saving two young men after a fiery car-train collision in Kossuth County earlier this month. During a ceremony Monday in Algona, Sheriff Roger Fisher recognized the efforts of Alex Horak of Lakota on July 14th that likely saved two lives.
The sheriff says Horak quickly pulled 16-year-old Hunter Blocker and his 12-year-old brother Owen from the wrecked vehicle as it caught fire, putting himself in danger.
“Without a doubt, Alex’s actions saved these two young boys from certain severe burns or most likely death.” Fisher also recognized a pair of emergency dispatchers, Monica Preuschl and Terese Block, who were working that afternoon.
Both of the young men involved in the collision attended Monday’s ceremony and are expected to make a full recovery.
