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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

UNBELIEVABLE: Coast guard makes dramatic rescue as wave rolls yacht - Caught on Camera

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A newly minted Coast Guard rescue swimmer saved a man’s life Friday at the mouth of the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington state just after a giant wave rolled the yacht he was piloting and threw him into the surf.

Video from a Coast Guard helicopter captured part of the dramatic save. Petty Officer Michael Clark says the agency received a mayday call at about 10 a.m., with no additional information.

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