Off-duty firefighters save man's life during outing on beach

Off-duty firefighters save man's life during outing on beach

By Gina Tomlinson Click here for updates on this story     FORT MYERS BEACH, Florida (WBBH) — What started as a normal day quickly turned into a fight to save a man’s life on Fort Myers Beach. Naples firefighters Sam Scholtz and Thomas Jysim were at the beach with their girlfriends when they noticed something wrong. “Tommy happened to just look over and say, hey, Sam, I think someone is down,” said Scholtz. Quickly sensing the panic on the sand …

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A dramatic swan rescue mission unfolded on the sands of Weston beach at the weekend. Secret World Wildlife Rescue’s carers from the Burnham-On-Sea area responded to numerous calls of concern, and joined forces with local beach rangers and Avon Fire & Rescue Service’s hovercraft crew to assist several distressed swans. “The rescue mission began when the team arrived and met Joe, the head of the Weston Seafront Beach Rangers, who alerted them to a…