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The child was rescued by a citizen who threw a life ring in the water.—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 11 May 2026 Once a life ring was tossed into the water, additional people ran over to help, some carrying a ladder toward the edge of the dock as the rescue continued.—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025 Other life rings, according to the auction listing, are displayed at the National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, Ohio; the Lake Superior Marine Museum, Duluth, Minnesota; the Milwaukee Central Library, in Wisconsin, and at the Neys Provincial Park, in Canada.—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025 But there are other Edmund Fitzgerald artifacts in the collection that are currently on display, including the champagne bottle used to christen the ship and one of its life rings.—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life ring