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Mother, daughter honored by city for saving stranger on bridge PITTSBURGH (KDKA) A mother and daughter are being honored by the City of Pittsburgh for being outstanding neighbors after they saved a stranger on the Homestead Grays Bridge. In Council Chambers Wednesday, Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich declared Feb. 24 Tanikka Pinnix and Layla Gooden Day, recognizing the two women as outstanding citizens whose empathy and kindness prevented a tragedy. “I know that on that day you probably didn’t wake up thinking that today’s the day I’m going to change the world, but due to a series of unpredictable events, change the world you did. Because of what you did that day, another person is walking amongst us. I am incredibly grateful to have been there with you both that day, and to be with you now,” EMS District Chief Sypolt said. ....
Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety Tannika Pinnix (far left) and her teenage daughter, Layla Gooden, are honored by Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich in City Council Chambers on Feb. 24. Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety Tannika Pinnix (middle right) and her daughter Layla Gooden (middle left) pose with Pittsburgh Public Safety officials City Council Chambers on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The pair helped talk a woman in crisis to safety as she stood poised to jump off the Homestead Grays Bridge in January. Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety Tannika Pinnix (far left) and her teenage daughter, Layla Gooden, are honored by Pittsburgh EMS District Chief Justin Sypolt in City Council Chambers on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The mother and daughter in January stopped along the Homestead Grays Bridge and talked a woman in distress who was poised to jump from the bridge back to safety. ....