(Michigan City, IN) - Four first responders were honored this week for life-saving actions. The honors were bestowed at Wednesday's Michigan City Police Civil Service Commission meeting.

On June 29th of last year, Michigan City police officer Josh Callahan helped pull a victim from the second floor of a hotel fire. He stayed on-scene and assisted firefighters.

Three others were honored for their efforts in locating a woman with dementia who was missing. They are Michigan City police officer Mike Elkins, Porter Fire Chief Jay Craig, and Porter Firefighter Jacob Coen. On September 1st, 2023, they searched for about an hour for the woman who had wandered from her home. They found her in a ditch mostly submerged in water, pulled her out, and got her medical care.

Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch and a representative from US Senator Todd Young’s office participated in the recognition.