A man who was saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer on Friday as a massive wave rolled the yacht he was piloting turned out to be wanted
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The swimmer, Petty Officer 1st Class Branch Walton, of Greenville, South Carolina, reached Labonte and pulled him to safety. The helicopter crew flew him to Coast Guard Base Astoria, where medics treated him for mild hypothermia and transported him to a hospital. They found the P/C Sandpiper yacht taking on water in 20-foot seas, meaning the height of a wave from the previous trough could be as much as 40 feet , Clark said.Article content
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