Aviation Survival Technician 2nd Class Christopher Leon Christopher Leon, an aviation survival technician 2nd class with the Coast Guard, rescued four persons from a submerged vessel 60 miles offshore of San Francisco. Leon remained with one of the survivors in the water for more than 2 hours as the rescue helicopter left to refuel.
(Photo by Michael O'Connell/Federal News Radio)
Listen to Christopher Leon describe his heroic action.
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