TWO Drowning deaths - UPDATED - men named

ArchiveMay 27, 2013

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When the initial report was received that a man was missing - marine, air and land based resources were immediately deployed. The police helicopter was the first unit to arrive at the location – some four minutes after the report.
The helicopter crew spotted the missing man on the reef in the Driftwood area, approximately 50 yards from shore. Marine and land based resources were a short distance away. However, due to the urgency of the situation, the helicopter crew made the tactical decision to hover deplane one of their tactical flight officers onto the shore. The helicopter hovered about 3 feet from the beach and the officer alighted. Together with two of the missing man’s friends, he made out into the water to bring the casualty back to shore. The wave height at the time was around 2-3 feet and crashing across the reef.
In the meantime, the helicopter had landed nearby and the second tactical flight officer attended the beach with the helicopter medical equipment and the AED. CPR was carried out on the man until the arrival of the EMT unit a few minutes later.

Published May 27, 2013