Bobcat
09-02-2013, 08:18 AM
This is sad and stupid.
Miami man dies after jumping off boat near Keys reef
September 1, 2013|Sun Sentinel
KEY LARGO — A Miami man died Saturday after he jumped off his boat for a swim and was swept away by the current near Carysfort Reef in the Atlantic Ocean, said police.
Luis Fernandez, 43, was fishing with his girlfriend from a 17-foot vessel when he jumped into the water to cool off about 5:45 p.m., the girlfriend told Monroe County Sheriff's deputies.
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As the current began sweeping him away from the boat, he grabbed for a fishing line still in the water, but it broke, said Deputy Becky Herrin. The girlfriend tried to throw him a life preserver, but he was so far away he couldn't reach it, said Herrin.
His girlfriend, a 46-year-old Miami resident, told deputies she had never been on a boat before and did not know how to operate it.
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded and located Fernandez' body.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
Miami man dies after jumping off boat near Keys reef
September 1, 2013|Sun Sentinel
KEY LARGO — A Miami man died Saturday after he jumped off his boat for a swim and was swept away by the current near Carysfort Reef in the Atlantic Ocean, said police.
Luis Fernandez, 43, was fishing with his girlfriend from a 17-foot vessel when he jumped into the water to cool off about 5:45 p.m., the girlfriend told Monroe County Sheriff's deputies.
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As the current began sweeping him away from the boat, he grabbed for a fishing line still in the water, but it broke, said Deputy Becky Herrin. The girlfriend tried to throw him a life preserver, but he was so far away he couldn't reach it, said Herrin.
His girlfriend, a 46-year-old Miami resident, told deputies she had never been on a boat before and did not know how to operate it.
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded and located Fernandez' body.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.