US Marines swept out by current while snorkeling off Okinawa rescued by Japan Coast Guard

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The Marines were rescued by the coast guard via an MH977 AgustaWestland helicopter and eventually taken back to their base. 

Their conditions were not immediately reported. 

The incident comes a year after another Marine saved a Japanese woman who was caught in a rip current in Okinawa. 

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“I don’t see anything too extraordinary out of it. I was just glad I was physically capable at that time to assist her,” Marine Staff Sgt. Billy Dixson said after he was recognized and received a medal for the rescue, Stars and Stripes reported. 

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