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Jake Manna, of Hanover, paused his work to help search for a 5-year-old girl who went missing in Plymouths Buttermilk Bay on Wednesday.

"That girl had a guardian angel yesterday, and his name was Jake," said Officer Vinnie Roth, who was responding to the original call.

On Thursday, Jake met with Plymouth police officers Chief Dana Flynn and Captain LeBretton to receive a certificate and Command Coin for his heroic deed. In a...

On Thursday, Jake met with Plymouth police officers Chief Dana Flynn and Captain LeBretton to receive a certificate and Command Coin for his heroic deed. In a...

Police in Plymouth, Massachusetts, said Jake Manna, who’s not from Plymouth, was installing solar panels when he heard there was a search for a missing child with autism.

Jake Manna was installing solar panels in Buttermilk Bay in Plymouth when he heard that the little girl was missing from the neighborhood. He decided to help in the search.

“If he didn't pick that path and see the missing clothing, we hate to think about what the outcome would have been." Read more on Boston.com.

"That girl had a guardian angel yesterday, and his name was Jake," said Officer Vinnie Roth, who was responding to the original call.

"That girl had a guardian angel yesterday, and his name was Jake," said Officer Vinnie Roth, who was responding to the original call.