Two North Bay Firefighters and Two area police officers have been recognized by the OPP.

Firefighters Derrick Desilets and John Lazaridis along with City Police Constable Ashley St. John and OPP Sergeant Andrew Bishop all received the Commissioner’s Citation For Life Saving at the OPP’s Northeastern Region Awards ceremony.

They were the rescue team that worked to locate a man who had ventured out on Lake Nipissing during a snow storm In a release.

The city says the man was found buried in snow and using body heat the team was able to warm him up and then transport to safety via rescue sled.

  Pictured (from left) Firefighter Derrick Desilets, Deputy Chief Greg Saunders, and Firefighter John Lazaridis.