OSWEGO, N.Y. - (Left to right) Edward Fillingham, a native of Henderson Harbor, N.Y., recounts the chain of events on April 17, 2009 when he rescued three boaters who nearly died on Lake Ontario as his daughter, Beth McMahon, and U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mike Parks, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, listen at Coast Guard Station Oswego Jan. 18, 2011. Shortly after, Parks presented Fillingham with a Silver Lifesaving Medal for his heroic actions during the rescue. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen)
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