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🇺🇸 WATCH: Trump awards a U.S. Coast Guard with a medal for rescuing Texas flood victims
[USA]
President Trump recognized World War II veteran George "Buddy" Taggart and U.S. Coast Guard Scott Ruskan during his State of the Union address.
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🇺🇸 Two American Heroes Awarded Medal of Honor During State of the Union
[USA]
Tonight, in the nation's capital, two heroic Americans were honored with the country's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. At the conclusion of his State of the Union address, President D...
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🇺🇸 Trump praises Coast Guard swimmer for rescuing girls during Camp Mystic flood [USA]
President Donald Trump praised Scott Ruskin, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, for saving more than 160 girls during the Camp Mystic flood in Texas that killed 27 campers and counselors.
Related: #Disaster Response, #Presidential Recognition, #Tragedy -
🇺🇸 When Rhode Island shooter opened fire, bystanders jumped into action to end the carnage
[USA]
Pawtucket police say the group of "courageous citizens" who rushed to intervene in the attack "undoubtedly prevented further injury and increased the chances of survival for the injured."
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🇺🇸 Man who saved baby blown into Lake Michigan didn't know how to swim
[USA]
The man who heroically jumped into Lake Michigan to save an 8-month-old baby in a stroller who had been blown into Chicago's Belmont Harbor doesn't know how to swim.
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🇺🇸 Parents of 19-year-old counselor say she died a hero in Camp Mystic flood
[USA]
In their first television interview, the parents of 19-year-old Katherine Ferruzzo say she died a hero trying to save children from the devastating flooding at Camp Mystic last summer. John and Andrea...
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🇬🇧 Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family
[United Kingdom]
Austin Appelbee, 13, swam to get help for his mother and siblings after they were swept out to sea.
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🇬🇧 ‘We need a helicopter to go find them’: 13-year-old’s emergency call to save family stranded off WA coast revealed
[United Kingdom]
<p>Austin Appelbee told authorities he was ‘really scared’ after swimming 4km in rough seas to get help for mum and two siblings</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/...
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🇺🇸 Hero dog leads police straight to missing 3-year-old
[USA]
A neighborhood dog helped authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, find a missing 3-year-old boy last month in a dramatic rescue seen in newly released body camera footage. "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony ...
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🇺🇸 Boy swims 2.5 miles to save family swept out to sea: "Superhuman"
[USA]
"The waves are massive and I have no life jacket on. … I just kept thinking 'just keep swimming, just keep swimming,'" Austin Appelbee said.
Related: #Water Safety, #Family, #Resilience