Servicemen with MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Bay, Florida rescued eight civilians circled by a shark after their small boat capsized during stormy weather.
Air Force Master Sgt. Nick Kupper shares his views on the military's vaccine mandate and on being removed after 19 years of service on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'likely saved the lives of eight people from their capsized boat in the Tampa Bay area after a shark was spotted circling the group.
Airmen from the base were completing a sweep of nearby stormy waters June 12 following an issued small craft advisory due to the weather., undertook the safety sweep despite the risks. "It was really rough out. The waves were so tall it was hard to see where they were. The waves just kept coming up and down," said Rivera-Rodriguez.A February 6, 2017 photo shows the headquarters of the US Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base on February 6, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
"This inexplicable urge led Au, joined by Jones, to load up their marine patrol boat and do a sweep of the waters surrounding MacDill," the military base's press office stated in a July 15 statement."Within a few moments of their sweep, the two airmen locked eyes on a distant pontoon boat. The boat stood out to them for two reasons; first, it was the only boat on the water. Second, it was flipped completely upside down.
Jones and Au were soon joined by Airmen 1st Class Samari Rivera-Rodriguez and marine patrolmen Savin Venable.
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