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Point Lookout teen aids in Virginia Beach rescue attempt

Balaram Stack, 17, a surfer from Long Island,

Photo credit: The Virginian-Pilot, 2006 | Balaram Stack, 17, a surfer from Long Island, came to the aid of a boater during a surfing competition in 2009 in Virginia Beach.

One minute Balaram Stack was resting on his surfboard, waiting to catch a wave.

The next, the 17-year-old was deep in the swirling waters off Virginia Beach, Va., trying desperately to rescue a man tossed overboard by an unexpected set of waves.

"I saw the boat go up but I didn't think anything had happened," Stack, of Point Lookout, said by telephone Saturday. "Then I saw this guy on...

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