DELEON SPRINGS, Fla. — Deputies in Volusia County jumped into action Tuesday to save a man on an out-of-control boat.
Deputies said the man driving the boat had suffered a medical episode and was lying unconscious on the boat’s deck.
People spotted that boat spinning in circles on Lake Dias in DeLeon Springs.
Photos: Volusia County deputies jump into action to save unconscious man on spinning boat
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They were able to get the boat under control and move the man to the sheriff’s vessel.
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First responders rushed that man back to the dock for treatment.
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Officials said he is expected to recover fully.
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