The husband of a South Carolina Circuit Court judge was injured when he jumped out a window to escape a massive fire.
Judge Diane Goodstein was walking her dogs nearby on Edisto Beach when the house caught fire Saturday.
Neighbors with a canoe helped paramedics reach and rescue former South Carolina Sen. Arnold Goodstein. Crews used a rope to pull him from the terrain, The Post and Courier reported.
"Due to the remoteness and layout of the lot, the occupants had to be rescued from the backyard via kayaks and brought to Colleton County EMS where they received medical aid," St. Paul Fire District officials wrote.
One of the three injured was flown to the Medical University of South Carolina.
Sources said the occupants jumped from an elevated first floor to escape the fire.
Investigators with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) are investigating.
Goodstein, who has served on the state judicial bench since 1989, had been the victim of previous death threats, The Guardian reported.
She recently issued a temporary injunction on the release of state voter files that the U.S. Justice Department requested.
But, that ruling was overturned by the state supreme court.
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