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HERO IN THE DARK! A 24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer jumped into a pitch-black ocean, battling 8-foot waves and exhaustion to save 16 strangers from drowning. Some had injuries consistent with SHARK BITES. For nearly two hours, he was the only rescuer in the water, refusing to give up on the people fighting to survive. His name is Josh Law, and what he did deserves recognition. On October 16th, a boat carrying 27 people capsized about 140 miles off the coast of Mexico. By the time a Coast Guard helicopter arrived, survivors had spent hours in the freezing Pacific, clinging to wreckage, flotation devices and each other. Josh was lowered into the darkness, guided by little more than the helicopter’s searchlight. One by one, he swam to survivors, pulled them through the waves and helped lift them into a rescue basket. His own suit began filling with water. His strength was fading. But he kept going. Speaking to The Associated Press, Josh acknowledged his exhaustion but said what he was experiencing was nothing compared to what the people in the water were enduring. And he wasn’t alone in making this rescue possible. Helicopter pilot Lt. Miyako Miller and the rest of the Coast Guard crew worked above him, locating survivors and hoisting them to safety. Sixteen people made it out alive. Tragically, 11 others were never found despite an extensive search. What stays with me is that Josh had no idea what was beneath those dark waves. He only knew there were people who needed him. At just 24 years old, he helped give 16 people another chance at life. Would you join me in thanking Josh and his fellow Coast Guard crew members? What would you say to a young man who risked his own life to save people he’d never met? And please keep the families of those 11 missing people in your prayers.