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The helicopter, a U.S. Marine C-46 Sea Knight, crash-lands in the rough 52 degree waters of a lake in Iraq, Dec. 3, 2006. Agent Collins, with the help of others, rescued 10 of the passengers. Four others perished. One Marine was recovered from the water but couldn’t be resuscitated and three others, including Agent Collins’ captain, were recovered from the 300-foot deep lake the next day. (U.S. Air Force photo)


AFOSI agent performs heroic act

The helicopter, a U.S. Marine C-46 Sea Knight, crash-lands in the rough 52 degree waters of a lake in Iraq, Dec. 3, 2006. Agent Collins, with the help of others, rescued 10 of the passengers. Four others perished. One Marine was recovered from the water but couldn’t be resuscitated and three others, including Agent Collins’ captain, were recovered from the 300-foot deep lake the next day. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Special Agent James Collins rests after assisting in the rescue of 10 passengers from a C-46 Sea Knight helicopter that crash-landed in the rough 52 degree waters of a lake in Iraq, Dec. 3, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent James Collins, (middle) looks on after assisting with the rescue of 10 passengers from a C-46 Sea Knight helicopter that crash landed in a lake in Iraq, Dec. 3, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent James Collins (right) comforts a civilian contractor after rescuing him from a lake in Iraq after the contractor jumped out of a U.S. Marine C-46 Sea Knight helicopter that crash landed. Agent Collins and several others witnessed it crash-land in the rough 52 degree waters Dec. 3, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo)