The man was able to save his little daughter, but he has not coped with a strong current near the island of North Captiva and died.
The incident occurred on Tuesday morning. The man rushed to help little girl, but was trapped in the strong currents near the island of North Captiva (island in Lee County in southwest Florida near the Gulf coast). By evening the dead body of a man was discovered.
As reported by the County Sheriff’s office Lee family walked along the spit at the North Captiva, when the mother of the family that went ahead of the rest of the family, looked back. She saw that her husband and 8-year-old daughter was in the water, and furiously fight the strong current.
HAPPENING NOW: Coast Guard is searching for missing swimmer off North Captiva. We’re told the 45yo man was possibly caught in a strong current around 6pm. If you look closely, you can see flashing lights and a chopper off in the distance. @winknews pic.twitter.com/cBCr7LJ1Pa
— Brooke Shafer (@BrookeWINKNews) July 10, 2019
At the same moment a woman jumped into the water, and the father was able to give her child. Unfortunately, the man himself could not cope with the water and disappeared under the water, according to the Sheriff’s office Lee County.
The rescue team North Captiva got the message about the missing man at about 18:00 PM. They started to search. The Marine Emergency Response Team has increased its efforts and at the same time, several organizations immediately began to look for a man. The U.S. coast guard, the Florida Commission for the protection of fish and wildlife , the rescue team of Sanibel and assistants the County Sheriff Lee all participated in the search for a missing person, according to a press release from the police.
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In The Marine Emergency Response Team explained that the roughness of the bottom under water and strong wind prevented fast searches. At 21:15 the team still combed the area and searched for the missing father of the family. Late in the evening on Tuesday, they wrote on his page in social network Facebook: «the search for the missing men completed because his body was found».
