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Coast Guard rescue swimmers are among the nation's finest, often rescuing stranded divers or boaters involved in accidents. But that doesn't mean they don't sometimes have their own accidents.
We looked through the vast Coast Guard archives of coasties shitting their pants. Here are some of the best.
SEATTLE, Wash. — A rescue swimmer jumps from an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., and promptly fills his wetsuit with warm shit. EVEN HEROES POOP!
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