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Man risked life to save family after boat capsized off Los Angeles
Rafael Pacheco a 32 year old father of six spent five hours in 65 degree Sea after his 24 foot boat with 19 aboard capsized near Los Angeles Harbor He swam through the choppy water to summon help as a 3 year old Adams Romero died and three other children were hospitalized for hypothermia Coast Guard rescued the group about 20 minutes after Pacheco reached a drifting vessel
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