A St. Lucie County firefighter/paramedic will be headed to Spain in the fall. But she won't be carrying the tools of her trade with her.
Instead, Julie Higgs will likely have a spear or two with her as she is part of the USA Women's Spearfishing Team that will compete in the World Spearfishing Championships.
She is the National Female Champion for 2021 and 2022. Higgs also placed sixth overall against men and women, which has only happened once before, WBPF reported.
She started spearfishing when she was a child.
In the coming months, she'll be involved in three major spearfishing events in different states.
Various fundraising events are being held to help her with expenses involved.