Fla. Firefighters Rescue Man Fallen From Jet Ski
Source Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach
March 11--FORT WALTON BEACH -- Firefighters rescued a man who appeared to be drowning in the Santa Rosa Sound Monday afternoon.
About 2:20 p.m. it was reported that a man was flailing in the water after falling off his Jet Ski.
Two firefighters jumped in the water off a dock at Fort Walton Landing and swam out to the man with a rescue buoy and line, said Battalion Chief Shannon Stone with the Fort Walton Beach Fire Department.
They brought him back in and hoisted him onto the dock where paramedics could assess his condition.
The man, who looked to be in his 50s, was conscious, but disoriented and obviously had an altered mental state, Shannon said.
After initial treatment, the man was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
The Jet Ski was still idling in the sound when rescuers arrived, Shannon said.
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