The city of Hammond sent off the Thomas McDermott Sr. Marina Lifeguard crew with a celebration of a job well done after one of their teams saved a woman’s life in July.

Family and friends gathered at the marina on Aug. 12 to celebrate Gabriella Gomez, Georgiana Manojlovic, Juelisa Gomez and Matthew Maciel, all of Hammond; Trevor Bembry, of Schererville; and their trainer, Grace Mulcrone, also of Hammond, for their part in saving a woman from drowning July 22. It was closing time at the beach, and Manojlovic and Gabriella Gomez were heading down to tell the two families left out there to leave when Manojlovic frantically called to her, Gabriella Gomez said.

“At first, I wasn’t sure what we were looking at, but then I saw a guy pulling a woman out of the water,” she said.

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