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Three people were rescued from the water by a Coast Guard aircrew, after their

27-foot fishing boat sank 23 miles west of Steinhatchee River, Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 30.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call from a man

who stated that his boat was flooding and would soon be underwater. He stated that all three

people were wearing life jackets.

A C-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida,

was diverted, arrived on-scene and located the three people, in life jackets, clinging to the

overturned boat. The aircrew dropped a life raft for the people to stay in until further assis-

A 27-foot Utility Boat Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Yankeetown, FL

and a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, FL were also

launched. The Jahawk arrived on scene, hoisted all three people and transported them to the

"Proper communications and lifejackets are imperative when operating on the wa-

ter," said Lt. Micheal Persun, a command duty officer at the sector. "It is only because of

their VHF radio that the Coast Guard was made aware of this incident. Wearing lifejackets

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

and staying with the overturned vessel, like the Coast Guard recommends, was also key to

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the quick rescue of these boaters."

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A traffic crash in Homosassa at 9:36 am on Tuesday, Dec. 30, resulted in the death

received a call reporting a motor vehicle accident involving a rollover with entrapment of the

of riding a bicycle. According to the Florida High-

a 15 year-old Homosassa youth who was 

vehicle's driver on State Road 121, near County Line Road (SE 80th Street). Levy and Dun-

way58year-old

 Patrol,   Paul Gary Hirst of Kewaunee, WI, was driving a 1994 Jeep Wran-

nellon units arrived on scene to a single vehicle on its roof. The car was resting, unstable,

l,travelingsouthU.S.north intheoutside Clay-

g er   on  Hwy. 19,  of Cypress Boulevard    lane.

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on top of a power pole that was broken in half. Air support was requested. The vehicle was

tStorey,theyouth also on U.S. Hwy. 19, along

  riding the bicycle, was  traveling south 

stabilized using tools that were recently added to LCDPS's resource cache. The new cribbing

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the outside paved apron. The bicyclist veered into the travel lane ahead of the Jeep. Despite

tools (Auto Crib-it) replaced old style lumber cribbing that was heavy and consumed an

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Hirst s attempt to avoid the bicyclist, the front right of the Jeep collided with the bicyclist.

abundance of space on the unit. Once the vehicle was stabilized, crew members gained ac-

Transported to Oakhill Regional Medical Center in Spring Hill, the bicyclist later expired

cess to the driver of the vehicle and assessed his injuries; the patient's legs were pinned

between the floor and dash of the small car. usedhydraulicpoweredextricationtools

Crews     

from injuries sustained in the traffic crash. Neither the driver of the Jeep or his passenger

and another newly purchased tool, cordless reciprocating    from 

   saws, to free the patient   the

- 56 year-old Susan C. Davids of Green Bay, WI - were injured in the collision. no charges

wreckage. The driver (unidentified in this report) was transported via and 

    ShandsCair   one

were made regarding the crash. Both Hirst and Davids were wearing their seatbelt, but Story



was not wearing a helmet. The report stated that alcohol was not a factor in the crash.

(1) passenger was transported by LCDPS ground unit to UF Shands. LCDPS Photo

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