Las Vegas, NV: The US Coast Guard will present Nevada Game Warden Sean Flynn with the Silver Lifesaving Medal for his part in the rescue of a three-year-old girl that was trapped under a boat on Lake Mead in August of last year. The ceremony is scheduled to take place Friday, Aug. 27 at 10:30 am in front of the Las Vegas office of the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

    The Silver Lifesaving Medal is one of the Coast Guard’s highest awards and given to those who “rescue, or endeavor to rescue, any other person from drowning, shipwreck or other peril of water.” The Coast Guard has only awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal a little more than 1,900 times since its inception in 1874. For reference, the Medal of Honor, the US government's highest and most prestigious military decoration, has been awarded 3,508 times since it began in 1863. Previous recipients of the Silver Lifesaving medal include Admiral Chester Nimitz and General George S. Patton.

    Game wardens Thomas Hamblin and Casey Humphries will also be presented with the Coast Guard Public Service Award for helping to pull 11 people from the water during the same accident.

What:    Presentation of Silver Lifesaving Medal and Public Service Awards to
    Nevada Game Wardens.

When:     Friday, August 27, 2021, 10:30 am

Where:    Nevada Department of Wildlife Office
    3373 Pepper Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89120

Who:    Rear Admiral Brian Penoyer, Commander U.S. Coast Guard District Eleven
    NDOW Director Tony Wasley
    The 4-year-old girl who was rescued and her family
    Tiffany East, chair for the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners