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Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Nicoll scans high waters searching for stranded residents from a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter over Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 15, 2016. Nicoll is a rescue swimmer assigned to Air Station New Orleans. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake

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Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Nicoll scans high waters searching for stranded residents from a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter over Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 15, 2016. Nicoll is a rescue swimmer assigned to Air Station New Orleans. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake

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