Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action boat crew receives Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award [Image 3 of 6]

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

06.13.2014

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

Capt. Drew W. Pearson congratulates Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action Agent Francisco Ávila Rivera, who is accompanied by his wife Ileana Brandy Guzmán, upon presenting Ávila with the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award at Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico June 13, 2014. Agent Ávila was recognized as a Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action boat crewmember, for his heroic actions while rescuing the crew of a Coast Guard response boat, after the Coast Guard boat capsized in the breaking surf off the Condado Lagoon in San Juan, Puerto Rico, while searching for two swimmers in distress Nov. 8, 2013. (Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Vicente Vélez).

• Date Taken: 06.13.2014
• Date Posted: 06.14.2014 09:11
• Photo ID: 1397829
• VIRIN: 140613-G-ZZ999-003
• Resolution: 4564x3456
• Size: 3.11 MB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR