Boston Celtics Honor Lowell Teens Who Saved Man From Bridge

BOSTON, MA — Two Lowell teenagers were honored by the Boston Celtics Monday night for saving a distraught man from a bridge last month. Jesse Carrier and Justin Peterson, both 16, received the team's "Heroes Among Us" award before the Celtics' Game 7 victory over the Washington Wizards. They were congratulated by the Celtics' Isaiah Thomas and the Wizards' Marcin Gortat at center court before a crowd of nearly 19,000.

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The Celtics recounted the boys' life-saving actions:

"Last month, as the boys were walking along a bridge overlooking the Merrimack River they noticed a distraught man on the wrong side of the railing. Acting quickly the teens grabbed the man and dragged him back over the railing. After convincing the man to walk to a local coffee shop to talk, the man unfortunately returned to the bridge a second time. Jesse called 9-1-1 and the boys pulled the man to safety a second time before a tragedy could occur."

Photos: Lowell teenagers Jesse Carrier (left) and Justin Peterson, along with Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics and Marcin Gortat of the Washington Wizards. (Credit: Boston Celtics)