Medal of Bravery

You may have heard the story of four women who saved their friend during a cougar attack on a cycling trail near Fall City this past February. But you may not have heard that one of the women, Erica Wolf, is a Distinguished Fellow in Law for Seattle University’s Center for Indian Law and Policy.

Recently Wolf and the other women were awarded the Carnegie Medal at Seattle City Hall for their bravery. The medal is awarded to “civilians who risk death or serious physical injury to an extraordinary degree saving or attempting to save the lives of others.”

The four women battled the cougar for 15 minutes, then pinned down the animal using Wolf’s bike until authorities could arrive.

Read more about the rescue and the award in this KIRO TV story.