Toddler survives being trapped under capsized boat for nearly an hour in Cocoa, Florida

Modified Date: 
Tue, 08/23/2016 - 11:36am
Accident Date: 
Friday, August 19, 2016

‘A complete miracle’: Toddler survives being trapped under capsized boat for nearly an hour

It was dark and late at night when Brian and Tammy Bossard’s boat overturned in Florida’s Indian River, leaving the couple and their 7-month-old daughter scrambling to climb on top of it.

Their other daughter, Kennedy, a blonde-haired baby not yet 2, was nowhere to be seen — but could be heard screaming inside a small pocket of air beneath the boat.

Cocoa police officers reflect on amazing river rescue

Worthy and officer Matthew Rush, along with a good Samaritan, dove into the water as Dellatorre helped direct the men and coordinated a BCSO helicopter on scene, Rush said.

“It was very hard to see. My hand in front of me, could barely see that,” Worthy said. “ …We know she’s under there, we’re just not sure where and it was a very time-consuming process diving in from different points of the boat.”

People Involved: 
Brian Bossard
Tammy Bossard
Kennedy Bossard
Roadway: 
Indian River
City: 
Cocoa, FL

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