Body of missing boater found after son, 2 others swim to shore
By FOX 13 News Staff
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MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. - The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit located the body of Dwight Haggins, 33, after they say a dingy he was in with three other people, including his 6-year-old son, sank Friday night.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call for help in the water behind Madeira Beach Fundamental Elementary School around 11:10 p.m. on Friday.
Investigators say Nicholas Dunski, 31, Dunski launched his dingy from the Madeira Beach McDonalds located at 650 150th Avenue with Haggins, Haggin’s son and Erik Echols, 31, and headed south toward Dunski’s boat, which was anchored offshore.
MADEIRA BEACH â Pinellas County Sheriffâs Office reported about 8:16 a.m. May 15 that the body of a boater reported missing offshore Madeira Beach had been found.
Deputies responded to Madeira Beach Fundamental Elementary School, 501 Tom Stuart Causeway, about 11:10 p.m. May 14 after someone reported hearing someone calling for help in the water behind the school.
According to detectives with the Robbery/Homicide Unit, Nicholas Dunski, 31, launched his dingy from the Madeira Beach McDonalds, 650 150th Ave., with Dwight Haggins, 33, Hagginsâ son Kapone Fitzergald, 6, and friend Erik Echols, 31. They traveled southbound under the Tom Stuart Causeway on their way to Dunskiâs boat anchored offshore.
70-year-old dead, 4 others pedestrians injured in St. Pete Beach hit and run, deputies say
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ST. PETERSBURG BEACH, FL â A 70-year-old man was killed and four other people were injured in a hit-and-run in St. Petersburg Beach Thursday night. Pinellas County Sheriff s Office says it happened in the 4700 block of Gulf Boulevard in St. Pete Beach at about 8:45 p.m.
According to investigators, Hiep Huynh, 70, and four other family members were crossing Gulf Boulevard in the crosswalk. They were on the east side of the road and began walking to the west side when a red Nissan Juke exited the public beach parking lot and turned northbound on Gulf Boulevard. The car struck all five pedestrians and drove away heading north.
Four family members hurt, one killed in St. Pete Beach hit-and-run
The Pinellas County Sheriffâs Office says five members of a family were crossing Gulf Boulevard when they were hit.
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Pinellas County Sheriff s deputies are searching for the driver of a red Nissan Juke, pictured here, that hit five people in St. Pete Beach Thursday, killing one. [ Pinellas County Sheriff s Office ]
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ST. PETE BEACH â A pedestrian was killed and four others were injured when they were struck by a motorist who then fled the scene Thursday night, the Pinellas County Sheriffâs Office reports.
The crash occurred about 8:45 p.m. in the 4400 block of Gulf Boulevard.
Delegation for 5.14.21: MAGA lives â masks â border crisis â Pulse memorial
MAGA-lution
Months of friction between lawmakers elected or elevated in the
Donald Trump era, and a high-ranking member of House leadership came to a close this week. In a voice vote of the Republican caucus, members voted to strip
Liz Cheney of her role as GOP Conference Chair.
Itâs an ouster supported by many
Kevin McCarthy at another in Key Biscayne.
So Floridaâs fingerprints are all over the scene of Cheneyâs dismissal.
âIâve been very clear for a long time that I think Liz needs to step down and needs to go,â said Rep.