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A TEENAGER who saved two children from drowning has been given a bravery award.

Aaron Love was cycling home when he spotted a five-year-old boy and his eight-year-old sister struggling in a stretch of water.

The 16-year-old immediately jumped into the freezing, muddy water and pulled them both to safety.

Yesterday, Aaron was presented with a St Andrew's Award medal by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a ceremony in Bute House, Edinburgh.

The teenager, from Livingston, West Lothian, was nominated for an award by police officers after the rescue in May last year.

Schoolgirl Leah Grant and PC David Adam also received St Andrew's medals.

Nine-year-old Leah helped her mum Grace after she had a seizure at their home in Linlithgow, West Lothian, in November 2009.

Leah, who was just seven at the time, calmly checked her mum was breathing and dialled 999 for help, staying on the line and providing vital information to emergency services.

Pc Adam, 21, disarmed a man who threatened to blow up a tenement by igniting gas in his home. The officer also evacuated the building after discovering the suspect had broken a gas pipe.

Sturgeon said: "It is incredibly humbling to meet three exceptionally courageous young people whose concern for others and actions in the face of danger are an inspiration to us all."

Four other Scots youngsters are also to be honoured after their quick-thinking saved a cyclist's life.

Fraser Duncan, 14, and his pals Stuart Anderson, 16, Charlie Finlayson, 16, and Lucy Finlayson, 14, will receive Royal Humane Society certificates.

The teenagers rushed to the aid of Fraser's dad Andrew when he crashed his bike near his home in Broxburn, West Lothian, in the summer of 2009.

The youngsters dialled 999, then Stuart and Fraser stayed with Andrew while their two pals acted as guides for the emergency services when they arrived.