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After watching it a few times I think the guy in the shorts is a different crew member. Griffin runs off to the left side of the screen towards the floating truck. You can hear the mic and it sounds like he is running, saying "Hold on, I'm trying to get you a rope." The camera then pans left. Part of the frame is obscured by something and on the right side is a guy in shorts and sandals with a red coat, but he clearly isn't running. He only takes 1 or 2 slow steps meanwhile, the mic is still picking up the other guy as he jogs over. It looks like the guy in shorts may have been a crew member trying to get a cord they could use to help the guy.
All that said, I wouldn't be shocked if CNN were able to find someone dumb enough to risk their life for a staged rescue, but even if that ends up being the case, I think it is two different people we are seeing there.
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