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U.S. Coast Guard honors family, boat crew in Detroit River rescue

Man fell 150 feet from Detroit-Windsor bridge

DETROIT – The United States Coast Guard gave special honors for two rescues that occurred last summer.

It was a typical summer day along the Detroit River when the George family saw a worker fall from the Ambassador Bridge.

The family ran over and got help from members of the JW Westcott Co. They were able to pull the man to safety.

Spencer Baker fell 150 feet from the Detroit-Windsor bridge on Wednesday (July 12) while he was working on it.

Watch the video above for the full story.


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Local 4 Defender Shawn Ley is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has been with Local 4 News for more than a decade.

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Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.

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