Marine corporal saves civilian couple kayaking in treacherous waters off California coast
Philip Athey
In mid-February, a married couple, taking advantage of Southern California weather, went kayaking in the Pacific Ocean.
At some point, the couple kayaked into the amphibious vehicle 21 Area Boat Basin training area off the shore of Camp Pendleton, California, where “unforgivable†waves flipped the two into the water, according to a Marine Corps press release.
The couple’s cries for help were heard by a nearby Marine, who relayed the message to Cpl. Jordan Perez, a combat engineer with the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, as he was nearby on a construction project, the release said. Perez immediately leaped into action.
“I took my boots off and just started swimming,†Perez said in the press release.
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