Officer Americus J. Rambeau and a colleague pulled a 79-year-old man from the water near the Light Street pavilion in the summer of 1998. Two seaman aboard a Greek ship -- Christos Vlachos and Nick Anestis -- dove in to save the man. He had apparently jumped from the cruise ship the Bay Lady.
On Wednesday night, Rambeau found himself back in the water, this time in a wet suit swimming for a dog that had gotten free of its owner and went for a swim in the cold water. More details of that rescue can be found here.
At left, Rachel Naumann and Penny stand next to Rambeau to talk about the rescue at a news conference on the Canton waterfront. The photo was taken by The Sun's Kim Hairston.