一名67岁的澳大利亚男子在瀑布救了一名溺水教师,为他的英勇行为赢得了勇敢的奖章。 A 67-year-old Australian man saved a drowning teacher at a waterfall, earning a bravery medal for his heroic act.

2024年1月4日，67岁的新南威尔士州男子迈克尔·科德尔（Michael Cordell），有心脏病史，他赶去救助一名53岁的教师，该教师在内瑟科特瀑布发生半洪水中被冲入危险漩涡。 On January 4, 2024, Michael Cordell, a 67-year-old New South Wales man with a history of heart problems, rushed to rescue a 53-year-old teacher swept into a dangerous whirlpool at Nethercote Falls during a semi-flood. 尽管条件极端恶劣,他还是跳入酸盐水中,用绳索试图营救,然后撤退,与受害者妻子呆在一起,直到紧急服务到达为止。 Despite the extreme conditions, he jumped into the churning water, using a rope to attempt a rescue before retreating to stay with the victim’s wife until emergency services arrived. 这名男子在水中待了数小时后被发现无反应,后来宣布已死亡。 The man was found unresponsive after being in the water for several hours and later pronounced dead. 2024年底,科德尔获得新南威尔士皇家人道协会颁发的铜奖章,表彰其显赫的勇敢,被公认为一个普通人,在危及生命的情况下,以非凡的勇气和同情心行事。 In late 2024, Cordell was awarded a bronze medal by the Royal Humane Society of NSW for conspicuous bravery, recognized as an ordinary person who acted with extraordinary courage and compassion under life-threatening circumstances.