A Mariemont Police Deputy and Lieutenant were honored on Monday for their work at the scene of a possible drowning in the Little Miami River.
Sheriff Jim Neil and Police Chief Rick Hines, of the Mariemont Police Department, presented Deputy Nick Hoevel and Mariemont Lieutenant Tom Ostendarp with an Award of Merit for Valor at the Council meeting on July 8.
The award is in recognition of their heroic efforts to save some juveniles who had gotten caught in the high water of the Little Miami behind the Mariemont swimming pool. 
On June 11, both officers were dispatched to a report of possible drowning in the Little Miami River. When officers arrived at the river bank, they were told two people were still in the water that needed assistance. One swimmer was spotted hanging from a rope, both officers removed gun belts, entered the water and managed to assist the one swimmer back to safety. Unfortunately, the other victim identified as Otis Andrews was not located and presumed to have been swept away.