Cocoa Beach Rescue Crews Save Three Juveniles at the Beach Near Minutemen Cswy.
By Space Coast Daily // December 23, 2023
BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA – The Cocoa Beach Police Department and Fire Department responded to the area of the beach, just north of Minutemen Causeway in response to multiple juvenile swimmers in distress.
Upon arrival and with assistance of Brevard County Lifeguards, three juvenile victims were immediately located and removed.
Life rings which had been placed on the beach by the “Drown Zero” organization, were used in the rescue of the swimmers. Former Brevard County Lifeguard Chief and volunteer with the Drown Zero organization, Wyatt Werneth said, “It is very possible that there may have been multiple drownings, if not for the quick and professional actions of the Brevard County lifeguards, EMS crews, Cocoa Beach firefighters and the good samaritans who deployed the Drown Zero rescue rings.”
One of the juveniles was unresponsive and immediate lifesaving measures were conducted.
All of the victims involved were transported to a local area hospital for medical treatment.
The victims involved in this group were visiting the area from out of the state.
If you have any additional information regarding this investigation, please contact the Cocoa Beach Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 321-868-3251.
ABOUT DROWN ZERO
The Drown Zero initiative started as a Cocoa Beach Rotary Club project that has successfully implemented sixty-two (62) Drown Zero flotation device stations along Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral from Harbor Heights Avenue to South 15th Street. These “Throw – Don’t Go!” stations are available for adoption, which helps make the Drown Zero Project possible. The Drown Zero project has been made possible by the Surfing’s Evolution and Preservation Foundation ,Cocoa Beach Rotary Club in conjunction with the Cities of Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral.
Drown Zero International now has the ability to help bring this lifesaving project to your community, with support from the Surfing’s Evolution and Preservation Foundations as well as donations from the Space Coast Key Lime Pie Festival and the Space Coast Strawberry Festival. Contact Drown Zero for more information at drownzeroint@gmail.com or call 321-704-0151.
