A Florida man has died after capsizing from a boat, getting caught in a propeller
A Florida man has died after getting caught in a boat propeller during a trip with a friend on the Sunshine State’s west coast.
The fatal incident happened around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday about two kilometers north of the Dunedin Causeway on the Intercoastal Waterway, the County Sheriff’s Office said.
Charles Barnes, 66, was fishing with his friend, William Coughenour, near Three Rooker Island on Coughenour’s 17-foot Key West boat.
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The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a water rescue call Wednesday after a man was struck by a boat and caught in its propeller. (Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Barnes was reportedly sitting in the front of the boat on top of the refrigerator while Coughenour was driving.
When Coughenour took his hand off the steering wheel to adjust the fishing pole, the boat “pulled right hand” and sent both men flying into the water, the sheriff’s office said.
While Coughenour was able to swim back to the boat, Barnes ended up being run over by the ship. He was pulled underwater after his right arm was caught in the propellers of the car.
Charles Barnes, 66, was pronounced dead when Pinellas County first responders arrived at the boat. (REUTERS)
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Coughenour, who signaled to other boaters for help, tried to pull Barnes out of the water, but was unsuccessful.
When first responders arrived, Barnes was pronounced dead at the scene.
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“Through further investigation, deputies determined that nothing suspicious was observed and that impairment was not a factor in this incident,” the sheriff’s office said.
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