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4 Rescued After Boat Runs Aground Near Honeymoon Island
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Published: February 25, 2009
Four people were rescued this evening from a 37-foot boat that ran aground near Honeymoon Island State Park.
The cruiser hit a sandbar on the south side of the island shortly before 7 p.m. today, according to Dunedin Fire Rescue. The boat's pilot was injured but managed to swim ashore and alert a park ranger.
The pilot was treated by Palm Harbor Fire Department paramedics and taken to Largo Medical Center. Paramedics from Dunedin Fire Rescue swam to the boat and rescued its four passengers.
One of the passengers was taken to Marker One Marina by the Coast Guard and then taken by ambulance to Mease Countryside Hospital. The other three patients were evaluated but did not requirement treatment.
The vessel is "hard aground'' in the pass and a hazard to navigation, according to Dunedin Fire Rescue.
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