WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A good Samaritan came to the rescue of multiple passengers on board an airboat after, officials said, the vessel overturned near Everglades National Park in West Miami-Dade, leading to the arrest of its operator.
Hip-deep in the swampy waters was not exactly the way these visitors wanted to experience the river of grass, Friday afternoon.
Cellphone video captured the passengers wading through the water.
“Do you guys see a phone, buy any chance?” a woman said.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units arrived at The Original Airboat Tour, located in the area of 22700 SW 8th St., in the Coopertown area, just after 2 p.m.
Investigators said the boat’s…
