Responders at 9-11 event rescue 2 from ocean
CAPE MAY (AP) — Emergency responders at a Sept. 11 ceremony rescued two people from the ocean in Cape May.
Petty Officer 1st Class Skyler Smith, the silent drill team instructor at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., stands by the recruit drill team during the training center's ceremony remembering the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2014. The ceremony included a 21 gun salute, the laying of wreaths and speeches from the commanding officer, Capt. Todd Prestidge, as well as the chaplain, Cmdr. Christopher Fronk.
Members of the Cape May Fire Department, beach patrol and Coast Guard Training Center's fire department were leaving the ceremony Thursday night when they were alerted that someone was in distress offshore.
The Coast Guard says bystanders told them a female swimmer was in trouble and a male swimmer had gone in the ocean to try to rescue her.
Responders pulled both to safety.
The female was taken to a hospital and the male was treated and released.
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