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Editor: Rod Sullivan
Profession: Maritime Attorney

Category: Boating Accidents

Mark Fowler, 57, a retired paramedic from the Palatka Fire Department, was 12 miles off Vilano Beach on a diving trip when he was accidentally shot in the stomach by the projectile from a stun gun. The projectile was driven by a charge from a .357 Magnum. Fowler stayed conscious and directed the others on the boat how to treat his wound to keep him alive during the 12 mile trip back to the dock.

After returning to the Vilano boat ramp Fowler was treated by St. Johns Country paramedics and airlifted to Shands hospital. Once there, he was in critical condition and he was put into a drug-induced coma.