On Sunday, June 12, at approximately 5:24 p.m. a call came in about several people stranded in water just east of Beer Can Island (Longboat Key) after their boat capsized. The HCSO Aviation Unit first flew over the scene and confirmed a boat was upside down in the water, with several people swimming around it.
Read More →With the woman screaming that she could not swim, Flynn radioed in a request for help and without hesitation jumped into the 40-degree water to assist the distressed woman. Flynn was able to successfully grab the woman and then swam with her to a nearby sea wall.
Read More →Police report the man tied rocks to his waist Sunday and jumped in. Patrol officers responded to the bridge and threw the man a rope so he could stay afloat
Read More →Despite having experience as a lifeguard, Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia lost his life in June of last year while trying to save a teenager from drowning in Worcester, MA. To honor and celebrate his life, his family started the Manny 267 Foundation.
Read More →Officials say the car went off Freedom Pier, a fishing spot in Gloucester City, and plunged into the river just after 1 p.m.
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