Kenosha County sheriff’s deputies to receive Carnegie Medals [Video]

A pair of Kenosha County sheriff’s deputies who saved a woman and her two children from drowning in Lake Michigan last summer will receive the continent’s highest civilian honor for their heroism.

Christopher Bischoff, 34, and Kelsey Schwuchow, 30, both of Kenosha, are among 18 who will receive the Carnegie Medal, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced Monday.

The two deputies joined 16 others, including some who lost their lives helping to prevent deaths, and will not only receive medals but will also be awarded financial grants. The Carnegie Medal is given to individuals in the U.S. and Canada who enter “extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others,” according to the commission.

“All the men and woman recognized today, in acts of extraordinary heroism, risked serious injury or death to save others,” the commission said.

Schwuchow and Bischoff were with their families on Aug. 27 …