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Capt. Matthew Sibley, commander of Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, awards Erik Bailey, a Michigan Department of Natural Resources officer, the Coast Guard Public Service Commendation at Coast Guard Station Holland, Mich., June 13, 2013. Bailey received the award for his rescue of 19 swimmers who were caught in a rip current on July 7, 2012, near the Holland Beach pier head. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Holland |
More information about this rescue can be found on a news release, by the Coast Guard 9th District External Affairs Division, dated July 8, 2012.
More information about how swimmers can detect and escape rip currents can be found on a news release dated June 5, 2013.