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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA. | Ernie Andrus, 92, has one more river to cross — and a birthday to celebrate — on his San Diego to St. Simons Island walk and run that he started in October 2013.
The World War II Navy vet and at least three dozen others covered the four-mile F. J. Torras Causeway to a marina just short of St. Simons Island. All that separates him and his goal of reaching the Atlantic Ocean are the Frederica River and 3.86 miles to his planned finishing point at East Beach. He’ll celebrate his 93rd birthday Friday and…