At least one injured while stepping off airboat in St. Johns River, BCFR says

Incident occured near SR-50 bridge

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County Fire Rescue crews responded to a "possible airboat incident" in the St. Johns River near the State Road-50 bridge around 11 a.m. Saturday, according to the BCFR's Public Information Officer.

Upon their arrival, crews found that the incident was not a collision.

 

Officials said that at least one person was injured after stepping off of an airboat. The injuries were of "lower extremity," according BCFR officials.

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