2 San Mateo County Deputies Hailed As Life-Saving Heroes

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Two from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, Deputies Jason Bernacil and Matthew Lennon, were honored this week with Medals of Life Saving for their quick-thinking and fast-moving efforts in November that saved a man shot multiple times in the North Fair Oaks area.

"It's not every day when someone can say they saved another person's life," the department said as Sheriff Carlos G. Bolanos recognized the pair during a virtually aired awards ceremony.

On Nov. 25, 2019, Bernacil and Lennon, responding to a shooting call in the unincorporated area near Redwood City, found an 18-year-old on the ground and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, the agency said.

"Thanks to the fast actions of Deputy Lennon, who was a former medic, and Deputy Bernacil, they were able to get this young man stabilized before paramedics arrived and transported him to the hospital," officials said. "Both the firefighters and the emergency room doctors, who worked on this young man, said that if these deputies did not react the way they did and as quickly as they did, this man would not have lived."

"Please join us in congratulating these gentlemen for their valiant efforts and being awarded ... Medal of Life Saving," the department added.

See video, below, from the awards ceremony and at the November 2019 incident scene.

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