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Vol. 15 · No. 123 · Wednesday, 14 October 2026

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Coast Guard · Page 7

Coast Guard in mar-a-Lago performs daring rescue of 100 golf balls

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MAR-A-LAGO, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard successfully saved 100 golf balls in a daring rescue Sunday from the perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, also known as the “Winter White House," sources confirmed today.

A Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter crew and a boat crew based in Miami received a request to assist the commander in chief from the Mar-a-Lago club in regards to a series of missing golf balls from a recent tee off.

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