Currituck County Sheriff Susan Johnson on Friday awarded medals to five deputies for their actions during recent events that saved the lives of several people.
Deputies James Simpson, Timothy Holub and Michael Holub all responded to medical calls and provided lifesaving CPR to each patient which kept them alive for further medical treatment.
Holub was honored for two such events involving CPR.
Deputy Randy Jones and Deputy Thomas Voorhees responded to medical calls and assisted with lifesaving application of a tourniquet to patients involved in an industrial accident and with a gunshot wound which kept both alive for further medical treatment.
