Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Video captures the dramatic moment a Florida paramedic jumped from a flying helicopter into a lake to reach a fisherman suffering from cardiac arrest. Authorities say the 56-year-old man collapsed on a pontoon boat Sunday morning, prompting an emergency 911 call just before 7 a.m. As a dispatcher provided CPR instructions over the phone, a rescue helicopter located the vessel on the water. A paramedic immediately leaped from the aircraft into the lake to reach the man and take over life-saving measures. Deputies and local EMS crews later joined the effort, continuing CPR as the boat was rushed back to shore. Despite the heroic and rapid rescue response, authorities confirmed the fisherman sadly did not survive.
Video captures the dramatic moment a Florida paramedic jumped from a flying helicopter into a lake to reach a fisherman suffering from cardiac arrest. Authorities say the 56-year-old man collapsed on a pontoon boat Sunday morning, prompting an emergency 911 call just before 7 a.m. As a dispatcher provided CPR instructions over the phone, a rescue helicopter located the vessel on the water. A paramedic immediately leaped from the aircraft into the lake to reach the man and take over life-saving measures. Deputies and local EMS crews later joined the effort, continuing CPR as the boat was rushed back to shore. Despite the heroic and rapid rescue response, authorities confirmed the fisherman sadly did not survive.
