Cindi Vance, survivor, embraces her recuer, David O'Neal, 44 years after O'Neal rescued Vance from the turbulent waters off Yaupon Beach near Southport, N.C., during a ceremony held at Station Oak Island Aug. 4, 2014. Ronald Savage Jr. (right) attended the ceremony in place of his father, Ronald Savage, another of Vance's rescuers, who passed away in 1998. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn)