Gianfelice Fonte riceverà dal governo australiano una "commendation for brave conduct" per aver salvato una ragazza a Melbourne.
Gianfelice Fonte è stato raggiunto da SBS Italian con la notizia della sua Bravery Decoration, giunta a quasi tre anni di distanza dal suo atto di coraggio. Il 15 maggio del 2016, Gianfelice insieme a Muhammad Usman salvò una ragazza che voleva togliersi la vita.
Ascoltate nell'audio-player sotto il titolo la sorpresa di Gianfelice alla notizia della premiazione.
Ecco come la commissione dell'Australian Bravery Decoration ha descritto il suo atto di coraggio.
"On the evening of 15 May 2016, Mr Gianfelice Fonte and Mr Muhammad Usman rescued a woman who has hanging from a balcony of a building in Southbank, Melbourne.
Mr Fonte had returned to his apartment after finishing work for the evening when he heard screams for help. As he went to investigate, he was joined by Mr Usman, a security guard, who had also heard the screams.
They both went to investigate and discovered that a woman was hanging off a balcony on the 22nd floor.
Acting quickly, Mr Fonte and Mr Usman attempted to gain access to the woman's apartment by kicking at the locked entry door. When this was unsuccessful, they sourced a fire extinguisher, which they used to create an opening in the plasterboard wall next to the entry door to the apartment.
Mr Usman climbed through this opening and unlocked the apartment door. He and Mr Fonte cautiously approached the woman who had her legs over the balcony ledge. Without concern for their own safety, Mr Fonte and Mr Usman hung their bodies over the balcony and were able to drag the woman back to safety.
For their actions, Mr Fonte and Mr Usman are commended for brave conduct."
