BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Bellingham Police Department has honored two young men who stepped up and saved a life.

The department says in a Facebook post that Kaleb Coberly and another young man were walking near the Sunnyland pedestrian bridge over I-5 February 21st when they saw a person in obvious distress.

The person had climbed the fencing and was in danger of falling to the freeway when the pair grabbed the person and held on until officers arrived.

Deputy Police Chief Don Almer Wednesday awarded Coberly and the other man, who asked to not be named, with a BPD Citizen Commendation Letter for their bravery.

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