Kayaker rescued after struggling near Gulf of Mexico shore, Longboat Key FL
Medical EmergencyA person on a single-person kayak was struggling to paddle back to shore near Gulf of Mexico Drive. Rescue teams including the fire department and Coast Guard responded. The kayaker was caught in the current and was pushed away, but eventually managed to make it safely to shore without assistance.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
04:57
Transcript:
00:00
So we just signaled the paddle boarder with our light and he flashed back with the light and I saw him waving.
00:05
It looks like he's having problems getting back in.
00:08
Okay, vote 3, Italian 3.
00:12
All right,
00:17
I'm on a shell, I had one vessel headed in,
00:21
and I got one sailboat.
00:23
What's JETA 2,013's location?
00:29
Two or three minutes.
00:33
Okay, Tom.
00:39
I've got boat 3 passing me at Shell, right US Coast Guard, Italian 3 starts with a county fire.
00:50
This is Coast Guard.
00:52
I got a visual my lieutenant on 2013 and my fire boat is passing me.
00:56
He's about two minutes out to the location.
01:00
We'll confirm here shortly.
01:04
Roger, are you saying if the boat is on land about to launch or in the water? All right.
01:10
He's underway.
01:11
He's already past me.
01:12
He's almost out of the big pass.
01:15
Roger Good copy.
01:16
We're standing by listening and let us know we're listening.
01:20
Copy for 90192 you guys hold your position.
01:27
Copy. Copy.
01:30
Just that's copy.
01:35
Hi 3 from Cotty, just an update.
01:37
He's still trying to paddle in, but he is in a single-person kayak.
01:42
Okay, single person kayaks.
01:45
Copy, trying to still paddle in.
01:50
Ten four.
01:55
Sebastian 1 available.
01:57
Oh, Val, John 2.
01:59
This came from the fire alarm company showing a smoke detector for the hotel luggage storage LBL level 200.
02:08
I'm being in contact with the premise.
02:12
Okay, got it.
02:27
crunches breathing abdominal and shoulder pain
02:35
Chris, you want to make recovery.
02:42
Yeah,
02:46
he was right at where our side-by-side is out where our side-by-side is out on the beach working his way in.
02:55
Charlie?
02:58
Charlie.
03:01
Didn't shore on his own.
03:07
He's up Padlin.
03:09
He's almost to the breakers.
03:14
Do medical call 860, 418 Avenue, 8-0, 418 out of new, personal self as King Grave, 541.
03:26
Time 3Di, I'll hold its show until we confirm.
03:39
Okay, 2 response, rest, you're 80, Cable trace, 5449 Aphamax Tribe, 54, 49 at Max Tribe, Q3C0, Midplace 542.
03:51
Okay.
03:57
Hi, it's Ray from Eton 13th.
03:59
Go ahead.
04:03
Paddler's on shore.
04:04
He just said that he got caught in the current and pushed him way out and it was waiting to have the current relax where you start paddling back in, but this looks like it's probably our guy.
04:15
Okay, so roughly 1930 he was in front of Beach Access 4 with a yellow condo, correct? Headed northbound for the past.
04:26
That's affirmative.
04:29
Okay.
04:32
9192 you can clear vote 3 just to a eyes open on your way back in but I'm confident we have the person we're looking for U.S.
04:41
Coast Guard you have a director
04:45
This is Coast Guard, Roger, good copy.
04:49
Dispatch Mattian 3.
04:51
We have the person that was in question safely on shore.
04:55
Copy person in question safely on shore, bethine 3.
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Location mentioned:
Near Gulf of Mexico Dr, Longboat Key, FL 34228
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