WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — You may remember the story from earlier this year — a spring break trip that turned into a life-or-death rescue in the Florida Keys. Now, the Clarence High School senior at the center of it is receiving one of New York State’s highest civilian honors.

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State Senator Patrick Gallivan has presented the New York State Senate Liberty Medal to 17-year-old Brody Kaufman, recognizing his heroic actions in April when he helped save a kayaker who was being swept toward the Toms Harbor Bridge by a powerful current.

Kaufman, a junior firefighter with the Harris Hil

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