:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/3O3A4GOMSVF3BMAQHPAF3W7SOU.jpg)
Rescue swimmer awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for swimming through hell to rescue 59 others
He swam at night through 80 knot winds, ripped through a roof without the aid of a chainsaw and was repeatedly hoisted more than 100 feet into the air while battling turbulence and dangerous power lines around him as he aided in the rescue of 59 others in Houston, Texas, as Hurricane Harvey battered the area in August 2017.
By Shawn Snow
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PV3G2TB2TNF6LNKG64SGYOPILI.jpg)