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Ex-Roanoke Times photographer helps in lake rescue

Former Roanoke Times staff photographer Josh Meltzer helped save the lives of three people who were caught in a rip current in Lake Superior on Monday, according to a story in today’s Duluth News Tribune. Aside from being a talented photographer and friendly colleague, Josh had been a collegiate swimmer and was a regular in the pool at the Kirk Family YMCA during his time in Roanoke. Josh left the newspaper to teach photojournalism at Western Kentucky University and was visiting Duluth with his wife, Missy Warp

Josh Meltzer

, and their young son for the Independence Day holiday.

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