Coast Guardsman receives medal in Atlantic Beach, NC, for saving 5 lives [Image 1 of 4]

NC, UNITED STATES

05.31.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki        

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander, 5th Coast Guard District, presents the Coast Guard Commendation Medal to Fireman James Sanders during a ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, May 31, 2017. On May 11, 2016, Sanders was off-duty when he rescued five women who fell into Taylor Creek after a pier collapsed at The Spouter Inn in Beaufort, North Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.31.2017
• Date Posted: 05.31.2017 18:17
• Photo ID: 3439664
• VIRIN: 170531-G-IA165-1024
• Resolution: 4014x2739
• Size: 5.91 MB
• Location: NC, US