Video shows family's rescue after strong winds capsize their boat off the Florida coast
No one was injured in the accident
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Your support makes all the difference.A family was rescued in Florida after strong winds capsized their boat.
The family - four adults and three children - were boating near Davis Islands, Tampa, when the wind tipped their craft, dumping them into the water.
Tampa police and fire services joined the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies to respond to the accident.
Sheriff Chad Chronister said that deputies assisted a mother, father and their seven year old daughter escape from the water. The Tampa Fire Rescue assisted the others.
"When an emergency happens, jurisdictional boundaries don't matter. We all do our part to help those in need, and I'm thankful that our deputies were able to assist in getting this family to safety," Mr Chronister said in a Facebook post.
Police said that no one involved in the accident was injured and that everyone was wearing life jackets.
"This is a reminder to boaters to always pay attention to the weather forecast before going out on the water, and most importantly, to make sure everyone on board your boat has a lifejacket. You never know when you'll need it," Mr Chronister said.
The family's boat was eventually towed back to the Davis Island Boat Ramp by the responding authorities.
Boat rescues are not an uncommon occurrence in the Sunshine State.
In August, five boaters had to be rescued from the Gulf of Mexico when their boat capsized approximately 15 miles off the shore.
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office and the US Coast Guard assisted in that rescue.
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