FWC DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WEEKLY REPORT August 3 - 9, 2012

FWC DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

WEEKLY REPORT

August 3 - 9, 2012        

 

This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week; however,

it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.

 

NORTHWEST REGION

 

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

 

Officers Faris Livesay and Matt Cushing were patrolling in the Gulf of Mexico approximately six miles offshore. They performed a fisheries inspection on a vessel, and Officer Livesay observed a red snapper on the cutting board that was partially cut up. The operator of the vessel explained that they were using the fish for bait. The occupants also had two more red snapper in a cooler. Officer Livesay issued a notice to appear violation for possession of red snapper in a closed season.

 

OKALOOSA COUNTY

 

Officers Pete Rockwell, Henry Rockwell, and Investigator Drew Nelson responded to a boating accident involving a collision between a 38‑foot vessel and a personal watercraft (PWC). The operator of the PWC, a 17‑year‑old male on vacation from Oklahoma, received a complete amputation of his left foot during the collision. Investigator Eddie Gatlin is conducting the boating accident investigation.

 

Lt. Mark Hollinhead and Investigator Eddie Gatlin responded to a single vessel boating accident on the Yellow River. Two occupants were ejected when their vessel struck a submerged log. The vessel capsized leaving the subjects stranded along the riverbank. The subjects were not injured and were transported back to their vehicle at the Rivers Edge Boat Ramp. Investigator Eddie Gatlin and Officers Alan Kirchinger and Sulin Schafer later assisted the owner of the vessel recover the submerged vessel.

 

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