Two-time world bodyboarding champion receives Silver Lifesaving Medal

Two-time world bodyboarding champion receives Silver Lifesaving Medal
Two-time world bodyboarding champion Andre Botha is presented with a Silver Lifesaving Medal at Ehukai Beach Park, Oahu, Dec, 29, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew West) HONOLULU — Two-time world bodyboarding champion Andre Botha was presented with a Silver Lifesaving Medal by Rear Adm. Matthew Sibley, commander, Coast Guard 14th District, at Ehukai Beach Park, Oahu,...

Wilmot, S.D., resident to receive Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal

CLEVELAND ― The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to formally recognize a Wilmot, S.D., woman for her actions during the 2009 Red River Floods, during a ceremony at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Saturday. During the ceremony, Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, will present Josie Green with the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal for her actions while attempting to rescue...