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King honours 'hero' diver
By JT - Mar 30,2015 - Last updated at Mar 30,2015
AMMAN –– His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday honoured Sgt. Omar Balawneh with the Order of Dedication and Sacrifice, according to the Royal Court twitter account.
Balawneh, a diver from the Civil Defence Department, managed to rescue two Iraqi children who were drifted away by waves at the Dead Sea n Friday.
The rescuer spent more than 12 hours carrying the children in the Dead Sea and managed to bring them back to their parents.
The heroic story of Balawneh dominated social media in the Kingdom with users describing him as a true hero.
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