Yorba Linda boy honored for saving dads life

A 9-year-old boy has received a national heroism award from the Boy Scouts of America for saving his father's life last year. Nakul Rao, the son of physician Anu and Murthy "MK" Sathya, a vice president for Keystone Automotive, is a fourth-grader at Travis Ranch School in Yorba Linda. He is very active in Boy Scout Pack 580, the largest scout pack in Orange County. His scout training helped him think on his feet and avert tragedy for his family, his mother, Anu Sathya, said. "We had taught him about calling 9-1-1 and he learned about first aid in Boy Scouts." The incident happened during a father-son camping trip to the Joshua Tree National Park last May. On a morning hike, Murthy Sathya, who had become dehydrated, suddenly tumbled unconscious off the trail, hitting his head and causing it to bleed. While many young people may have been paralyzed with fear, Nakul, who was 8 at the time, sprang into action, first fishing his father's cell phone from a pocket.
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