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Florida rescue team saves all 11 from Atlantic plane ditch with fuel to spare
A Florida-based rescue team from the 920th Rescue Wing saved all 11 Bahamian passengers and crew after their Beechcraft ditched in the Atlantic about 80 miles east of Melbourne; the survivors had spent roughly five hours in a life raft before nine winch lifts by a helicopter and a Combat King II transport brought them to safety in rough seas, with the helicopter near empty on fuel. The cause of the ditching is under investigation.
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ICE officer faces charges for pointing gun at civilians amid Minnesota surge crackdown
An ICE agent, Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., was charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly pointing a duty pistol at the heads of two civilians in a moving SUV on the highway shoulder during Minnesota’s Metro Surge. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Morgan reportedly admitted drawing his firearm after the other vehicle had rejoined normal traffic. The charges mark the first ICE agent prosecution linked to the Metro Surge, a crackdown that followed deadly shootings of two U.S. citizens and drew widespread criticism.
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