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Principal honored for saving boy at Eagle Point Park
Jean Burgmeier 39, principal at St. Columbkille's School, received a Carnegie Hero Fund Award for rescuing 7 year old Jeffrey Kraft after he slipped down a bluff at Eagle Point Park. Burgmeier climbed down near the top, grasped the boy, and held on until rescuers arrived. Jeffrey survived with cuts and bruises and fully recovered.
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