Clearwater Ferry Crash: Firefighters describe rescue efforts after a fatal boat incident

Clearwater, Fla. – – Clearwater Feuerwehrmen said that they were eating at their fire station when they got a call for a crash between a 37-foot leisure boat and the Clearwater Ferry near the Memorial Causeway Bridge on Sunday evening.

What you say:

“Get several calls, several patients, several injuries and [we] Rarely realize that this will be something important, “said Lt. Jason Haynor with Clearwater Fire and Rescue.

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When Haynor and his crew arrived at the scene, they realized how serious the accident was. Due to the ebb, the first aiders were able to wade from the shore to the ferry through wasteful water.

“I have no call in 20 years,” said Haynor. “They have people who scream. They hurt. They have parents who scream and try to get out of the ship for their children.”

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“Obviously, chaos would be like the simplest word to describe it,” added Nathan Vasquez, a clearwater Fire Medic who was the first to get into the ferry. “If there were great bleeding that I could stop, I would stop it, triage and go to the next patient.”

The background story:

More than 40 people were on the ferry when the crash took place, with 10 reported injuries and a 41-year-old father killed by two children, Jose Castro.

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The first aiders said they only wanted to work as soon as possible to save lives.

“If you receive such a reaction from several patients and important patients, there are so many people who are part of the success of the operation, from command to the on -site boots that the doctors carry out and carry out the treatment. I think it is really a complete team effort,” said Haynor. “From top to bottom, it really requires that everyone is properly trained, equipped and ready to answer. This stuff does not go well by chance.”

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There were six other people on the leisure vessel. In a letter from his lawyer to the investigators, the operator of the boat, Jefry Knight, denied speculation that he left the scene. His lawyer claims that his client had remained to help the victims and only went after the arrival of emergency crews, and his boat took up too much water.

Knight had Jannus Live, but said an announcement on Wednesday that he had resigned from his position with the concert location in St. Petersburg. However, the company will continue to work with its existing management.

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