When Bernita Flowers brought her family to the Detroit riverfront, expecting to watch the mail boat come and go on a July evening, she wasn't expecting to see a man fall from the Ambassador Bridge nor expecting her family to play a critical role in his rescue.
The family and boat crew whose quick thinking was credited with the rescue of a Canadian ironworker who fell from the Ambassador Bridge last summer were recognized Friday.
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The United States Coast Guard announced they are planning to recognize members of J.W. Westcott II and a local family for their help in Detroit River rescues last year.