7th Coast Guard District
U.S. Coast Guard
Photo Release
*Photos Available* Sean Kingston Rescuer Honored with Silver Lifesaving Medal
MIAMI - Capt. Richard Kenin, 7th Coast Guard District chief of staff, pins the Silver Lifesaving Medal on Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Rivera, an Aviation Electronics Technician, during a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Miami Feb. 7, 2012. Rivera received the award for his the rescue of R&B artist Sean Kingston after he struck a bridge on his personal watercraft. Rivera immediately jumped in and kept him afloat until additional help arrived on May 29, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.
MIAMI - Capt. Richard Kenin, 7th Coast Guard District chief of staff, and Capt. Joe Kimball, commanding officer of Air Station Miami, present the Silver Livesaving Medal to Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Rivera, an Aviation Electronics Technician, during a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Miami Feb. 7, 2012. Rivera received the award for his the rescue of R&B artist Sean Kingston after he struck a bridge on his personal watercraft. Rivera immediately jumped in and kept him afloat until additional help arrived on May 29, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.
MIAMI – Carmen Rivera stands next to her husband Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Rivera while he receives the Silver Lifesaving Medal during a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Miami Feb. 7, 2012. Rivera received the award for his the rescue of R&B artist Sean Kingston after he struck a bridge on his personal watercraft. Rivera immediately jumped in and kept him afloat until additional help arrived on May 29, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.
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