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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Over 30 members of Pittsburgh’s Emergency Medical Services bureau were honored yesterday for their efforts during a rescue on the Monongahela River earlier this year. Pittsburgh River Rescue crews spent hours diving 20 feet down into the Monongahela River after the car of thirty-one-year-old Jacinta Stevens of the West End of Pittsburgh flew off of the Parkway East and into the icy river below on January 29th, 2026. Stevens died hours after the crash at a local hospital. Pittsburgh River Rescue Crew Chief Gregory Tersine was one of three people to receive the city’s Medal of Valor yesterday for actions during the response on the river.