Lifejacket saves the life of 70-year-old man

ALAMEDA, CA, UNITED STATES

05.22.2023

Video by Chief Petty Officer Levi Read      

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

Wendell Stewart describes when wearing a lifejacket saved his life while sitting aboard his moored sailboat in the Grand Marina in Alameda, Calif., May 22, 2023. In 2021, Stewart's 12-foot sailboat capsized, despite his 67 years of sailing experience, and sent him into the water near the Richmond Marina. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Levi Read)

• Date Taken: 05.22.2023
• Date Posted: 05.22.2023 17:03
• Category: PSA
• Video ID: 884132
• VIRIN: 230522-G-AW789-1002
• Filename: DOD_109652439
• Length: 00:00:31
• Location: ALAMEDA, CA, US
• Hometown: ALAMEDA, CA, US