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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 happened 24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean.
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Center24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean

Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report

Right / center-right24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean

The Washington Times · Center-right · News report

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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Oct 23, 11:03 PM

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...

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The Washington TimesNews report · Oct 23, 9:50 PM

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.

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
0/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Oct 23, 9:50 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Oct 23, 11:03 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.