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24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican coast. The force of the helicopter blades pummeled the water, whipping up spray and turbulence. The Coast Guard rescue swimm...
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What happened24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean.
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24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican coast. The for...
24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean
Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican coast.
