A Canton boy scout is being recognized for saving his grandmother’s life after she fell into a pond and stopped responding while they were fishing together.
What’s Happening: On Feb. 20, 2024, around 2 p.m., Mason Pulliam was at a pond with his grandmother, Connie Pulliam when she unexpectedly fell into the water.
- The pond is one their family visits often.
- Mrs. Pulliam could not swim and became unresponsive.
What’s Important: Mason did not hesitate. He went straight into the water, swimming about 15 feet in water estimated to be 6 to 8 feet deep to reach his grandmother.
Mason grabbed his grandmother by her hood to keep her head above water and began pulling her toward the shore. Even as he grew exhausted from pushing off the pond bottom again and again, he was able to get her to the edge…