And judges picked Mr Hollins from the nominations for rescuing a drowning man and his dog from a fast-flowing river.

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George was a drowning man after the game in Norway, going down for the third time after defeats in Skopje and Amsterdam.

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"It has been proven in a court of law that the drowning of New Orleans was not a natural disaster, but a preventable man-made travesty, " the attorneys said in a statement.

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