Six people pulled from burning airboat in Florida Everglades
Broward County Fire Rescue rescued six people trapped on a burning airboat in the Florida Everglades Saturday afternoon.
According to the department, the fire started on the airboat in the Everglades around 1:30 p.m. two miles southeast of mile marker 43 off Interstate 75, apparently due to a malfunction.
One person suffered minor burns to the arms but the other five passengers were not hurt, fire rescue said.
The injured passenger declined transport to a hospital, said BSO Fire Rescue Battalion Chief and Public Information Officer Michael Kane.
Emergency crews responded with two airboats and a helicopter to rescue the party, along with “multiple ground assets,” Kane said.
“All occupants were rescued safely and brought back to shore,” he said in an email.
This story was originally published January 19, 2019 at 2:43 PM.
