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Cal Poly merchant marine cadet Zion Jerge rescued a father and his 25-year-old son from a pool in Foster City, California, after both nearly drowned. Good News Network reported that Jerge, who has been called a hero, heard screams from an apartment complex near his home, jumped a fence and entered the pool. Jerge said that when he arrived at the pool he saw the father floating face down. He pulled the father out first, then found the son unconscious at the bottom of the deep end and brought him out. Jerge began CPR on the son, who was breathing on his own again after expelling water. Foster City Police Department and San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department personnel arrived after his work was finished. The son was conscious and went to the hospital with paramedics for further examination and recovery. The Foster City Police Department gave Jerge a lifesaving commendation for courage and composure, and the Cal Poly Maritime Academy praised his composure under pressure.