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Fish factory workers rescue two kayakers

Four fish factory employees on Wednesday, July 10, took swift action to save the lives of two kayakers who had been overturned due to high winds and strong currents. From left are Darvell Kelly, Jack Kitchen, Bill Frost and Stanford Palmer. Photo courtesy of Omega Protein

REEDVILLE—On Wednesday, July 10, four Omega Protein employees went above and beyond their daily protocols when they rescued two overturned kayakers near the facility.

It was a regular, windy day when lead fish bailer Darvell Kelly noticed something strange a ways away in the water.

According to Kelly, the waters were rough that day as he was unloading fish from the boat to the dock at the facility.

While getting on and off the boat unloading, Kelly realized what he had seen in the distance in Cockrell Creek were two people stranded in need of some help.

Kelly, along with welders Jack Kitchen and Bill Frost and dock foreman Stanford Palmer, were swift…

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