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ISSUE NO. 1799
26 Dec 2019 - 1 Jan 2020
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DENIA Council has publicly thanked the young Senagalese man who saved a disabled man from a house fire in the town. Gorgui Lamine Sow was presented with a diploma during the official celebrations for the Day of the Local Police on Friday for rescuing Alex Caudeli from the burning property on Calle Port after spotting smoke billowing out from a first floor balcony and hearing his cries for help. Without a second thought the 20-year-old scrambled up to a window and hoisted Alex Caudeli onto his shoulder to carry him down to safety. Gorgui, who was dressed for the occasion in a traditional white Senegalese outfit which he said represented his country, in turn presented Denia mayor Vicent Grimalt with two paintings by Senaglese artist Hamidou Sall. One, which features a vehicle with a Senegalese flag on
CREDIT: Ajuntament de Denia Facebook @ajuntamentdenia
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RECOGNITION: Denia Council presented Gorgui Lamine Sow with a diploma for his act of bravery. the bonnet, is for the town hall, while the other is for Alex. The young Senegalese’s brave actions turned him into a local, and national, hero, although initially an anonymous one. He had simply gone on his way without anybody even knowing his name after the dramatic rescue. Within days he had been tracked down and named in
Spanish press. It turned out he had come to Spain in 2017, and lives in Gandia with his girlfriend, who was in the audience at the Denia’s social centre for Friday’s event, and their seven-month old daughter. Gorgui is undocumented. However Denia residents and council called on the government to regularise his status,
and by extension that of his family, as a reward for his act of bravery. Gorgui explained he is now registered as a Gandia resident and about to provide the government with the necessary papers to secure his work and residency papers, which he said will allow him and his family to have “a new life.”
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