{"id":414647,"date":"2026-09-30T13:04:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414647\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:04:57","slug":"deputies-carry-bed-bound-resident-out-of-burning-st-pete-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414647\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputies carry bed-bound resident out of burning St. Pete apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 Deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office were assisting fire rescue crews at an apartment in St. Petersburg last week when they ended up on a rescue mission of their own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:16-year-old driver fatally strikes bicyclist in Seminole: FHP;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/pinellas-county\/16-year-old-driver-fatally-strikes-bicyclist-in-seminole-fhp\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a016-year-old driver fatally strikes bicyclist in Seminole: FHP\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The deputy was helping inform residents of the fire, knocking on doors and telling people they needed to get out of the building as smoke billowed from another unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A woman answered the door and told the deputy that there was a bed-bound resident inside the unit who couldn&#8217;t get out on his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Land O&#039; Lakes man facing 10 voyeurism charges against his own family, friends: court documents;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/pasco-county\/land-o-lakes-man-facing-10-voyeurism-charges-against-his-own-family-friends-court-documents\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Land O&#8217; Lakes man facing 10 voyeurism charges against his own family, friends: court documents\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With no wheelchair or mobility aid on hand, the deputy had few options other than calling another deputy for help carrying the man out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PCSO identified the two deputies as Deputy Areostatico and Deputy Hery, who carried the resident out of the unit, down the stairs, and to safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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