Overview
- New footage from St. Cloud Police and the Osceola County Sheriff shows officers saving six people from a capsizing boat about two miles from shore on East Lake Toho.
- St. Cloud marine officers Michael and Shayne Macdonald answered the distress call, and body camera audio captures Michael saying, "Let's get 'em."
- The sheriff’s STAR helicopter located the flooding vessel and guided surface crews as strong winds and choppy water worked against rescuers under a storm advisory.
- Some passengers entered the water before help arrived, but rescuers got all six onto boats and took them to shore for evaluation with no serious injuries reported.
- Agencies say the incident is a cautionary example for boaters to check forecasts on Central Florida lakes where fast-moving storms can turn conditions dangerous.