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Girl describes Bay Area dad's heroism after tragic kayak accident

Saturday, July 1, 2017
Girl describes Bay Area dad's heroism after tragic kayak accident
A family is in mourning after a San Francisco man died while saving his 5-year-old girl after a kayak accident. Now his other daughter, who witnessed the whole tragedy, is speaking out about her dad's heroism.
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