History, a hero and one amazing coincidence

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SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - San Diego County Fair attendees learned about a remarkable World War II survival story Wednesday about how an inflatable belt saved a stranded sailor's life.

As it turns out, that life-saving device is connected to the sailor's own mother.

In this News 8 video report, Jeff Zevely has more.

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