That's when authorities said that Seaman Joseph Turk took action. A crew member aboard the nearby Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay, Turk immediately jumped into the river to help the man.

Joseph Turk, 27, a seaman on the Katmai Bay Cutter who has been with the Coast Guard for about seven months, was giving tours on the ship when he said he saw a splash and heard someone yell “man ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — A 97-year-old man was rescued after he fell into the Grand River during the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes.