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

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 swimmer couldn’t hear anything […]



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Sophie Clearwater

Vancouver-based environmental journalist, writing about nature, sustainability, and the Pacific Northwest.

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