MIAMI (WSVN) - Authorities have released body camera footage showing officers rescuing four men off the coast in Miami after their boat capsized.
The four men said they were fishing when two big waves crashed into their vessel, knocking them overboard and capsizing the boat, Monday night.
“Attention all units, we’re receiving a call on the water in Government Cut, in the area just south of the jetty,” said a 911 police dispatcher.
Dispatcher audio captured the terrifying moments on the water.
“Vessel has already sank, there’s four people in the water and only one life jacket,” said a dispatcher.
Officials said the four men clung to the one life jacket as they waited for police to arrive.
Miami Beach Police released the bodycam video that captures the moment officers pulled all four men out of the water and back to safety.
“You got life jackets?” an officer is heard asking the men.
Moments later, officers tossed multiple life jackets to the men, shouting instructions in Spanish to put them on.
Witness Bruce Gibbs described the quick response as authorities raced to the rescue.
“I saw the police show up — it’s eight police cars — and then the water patrol and the Coast Guard came rushing in with all their boats and got the passengers off, but it was a quick response,” he said.
On Wednesday, authorities offered important advice for boaters.
“Please adhere to boating advisories. Trust your gut, but most importantly, wear your safety equipment,” said Miami Beach Police Officer Christopher Bess.
All four men were checked out by paramedics and got back home safely.
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