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Student awarded medal for saving drowning man

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A red flag was flying above the beach, and Kyle Christopherson watched from his pool deck as a man waded out into the surf. Soon, the riptide swallowed 47-year-old Daniel Broaddus and carried him 150 feet from shore. Christopherson, who heard the screams of Broaddus's wife and child, ran to the water and saved him in July 2007....

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CoastalDawg

posted 10/07/08 @ 11:48 AM EST

Way to go Red and Black - THIS story should be the main front page headline, not some sleazy story about someone who got drunk and MIGHT have been raped in the aftermath. And where is your photographer? This hero deserves a picture - instead we have a picture of people registering to vote, an important process for certain, but hardly one that has saved a life and kept someone around to enjoy life.
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Robert W. Perkins...Mu 1356

posted 10/17/08 @ 4:51 PM EST

I graduated from Mu, Georgia, myself, and am very proud of this young man's lifesaving actions. I am informed that they have now moved off River Road, but just where to, I do not know. They may not know it, but Athens attorney Alan "Skip" Alexander is also a Mu grad[1967 or 1968] and should be pulled in for assistance and advice.
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