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Editor: Rod Sullivan
Profession: Maritime Attorney

Category: Boating Accidents

Lt.(jg) Brian Miller and his roommate prevented an near tragedy after a boating mishap left a non-swimming 62 year old man and his wife adrift during a failed attempt to dock a small motorboat. The man was attempting to hold the boat to the dock using a boat hook. When the boat pulled away, he was dragged into the water.

His wife knew that he couldn't swim, and jumped in after him, but she wasn't strong enough to rescue her husband. If it weren't for the quick action of Lt (jg) Miller and his roommate, who witnessed the accident from his porch, the two might have perished.