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FILE - In this April 6, 2014, file photo, provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, sailors from the frigate USS Vandegrift assist in the rescue of the Kaufman family with a sick infant on the ship's small boat, as part of a joint U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and California Air National Guard rescue effort. None of the three federal agencies that helped rescue the ill 1-year-old, Lyra Kaufman, and her family from their broken down sailboat about 900 miles off Mexico's Pacific coast plan to seek reimbursement for the cost of the operation. Officials from the Navy, Coast Guard and California Air National Guard said Tuesday, April 8, 2014, they don't charge for search-and-rescue missions. "We don't want people in trouble at sea to hesitate to call for help for fear they'll be charged for assistance," said Lt. Anna Dixon of the 11th Coast Guard District, which oversaw the operation but did not send vessels or aircraft to the stranded sailboat. She said that helping at sea is a time-honored tradition and a requirement of international maritime convention. The Navy warship that picked up the family on Sunday is expected to reach San Diego on Wednesday. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, File)
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In this Monday, April 7, 2014 photo, a West Metro firefighter leads a student to a bus during an evacuation after students were exposed to hazardous skin irritants at Jefferson County Open School, in Lakewood, Colo. Seven students at the suburban Denver school were hospitalized and about two dozen others and a teachers' aide were decontaminated on site after complaining of skin and eye irritation. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; NEW YORK POST OUT; NEW YORK DAILY NEWS OUT
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In this Monday, April 7, 2014 photo, crews work to shower and disrobe students and faculty during an evacuation after people were exposed to hazardous skin irritants at Jefferson County Open School, in Lakewood, Colo. Seven students at the suburban Denver school were hospitalized and about two dozen others and a teachers' aide were decontaminated on site after complaining of skin and eye irritation. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; NEW YORK POST OUT; NEW YORK DAILY NEWS OUT
