Three U.S. Marines were rescued by the Japan Coast Guard last Saturday two hours after they were swept out to sea while snorkeling, according to a report.
The Marines were rescued by the coast guard via an MH977 AgustaWestland helicopter and eventually taken back to their base. The incident comes a year after another Marine saved a Japanese woman who was caught in a rip current in Okinawa. "I don’t see anything too extraordinary out of it.
I was just glad I was physically capable at that time to assist her," Marine Staff Sgt. Billy Dixson said after he was recognized and received a medal for the rescue,Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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