Teen awarded Mountbatten Medal for saving brother

A South Otago teenager, who rescued his brother from perilous surf, is the youngest-ever recipient of a prestigious international bravery award.

Yesterday, Sri Lankan-born Kalya Kandegoda Gamage, of Chrystalls Beach near Milton, was presented with the Commonwealth Mountbatten Medal for bravery in a surf rescue, during a special assembly at Tokomairiro High School, in Milton.

 

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