{"id":261438,"date":"2026-05-07T01:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261438\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T01:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:08:10","slug":"father-son-florida-officers-race-to-save-6-after-boat-sinks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261438\/","title":{"rendered":"Father-son Florida officers race to save 6 after boat sinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A heartwarming story of teamwork and bravery unfolded in Florida when a small boat carrying six people sank about two miles from shore on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>Officials said that among the rescuers were a dedicated father-son duo, Officers Michael and Shayne MacDonald from the St. Cloud Police Department, whose efforts played a key role in the successful rescue on East Lake Tohopekaliga.<\/p>\n<p>A storm advisory had created dangerous conditions, prompting a 911 call about the sinking vessel. The Osceola County Sheriff\u2019s Office said the deputies quickly responded, dispatching their STAR helicopter unit. The helicopter located the distressed boat and guided rescue teams to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>While some occupants entered the water as conditions worsened, others stayed aboard the partially submerged boat.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/florida\/teachers-union-parents-sue-florida-dept-of-education-over-universal-vouchers-taxpayer-unconstitutional-private-schools-disparity-5-billion-private-charter-school-family-empowerment-scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Teachers union, parents sue Florida Dept. of Education over universal vouchers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of the coordinated effort, the father-son duo used their training and experience to assist in the rescue. They captured the rescue operations on body-worn cameras, showcasing the tense but ultimately successful mission. <\/p>\n<p>Alongside the St. Cloud Fire Rescue crews and a Good Samaritan who jumped in to help, they brought all six passengers to safety.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>Osceola County Fire Rescue evaluated everyone on site, confirming that everyone was accounted for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A heartwarming story of teamwork and bravery unfolded in Florida when a small&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-261438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}