FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report - Santa Rosa Press Gazette
He was conducting a freshwater fisheries inspection when he noticed a vessel tied off to the river wall that was sitting low in the water. Officer Baber called out to the female and asked if the vessel was taking on water. As Officer Baber moved toward the vessel, it immediately capsized throwing the elderly lady into approximately seven feet of water. Officer Baber swam to the lady in distress and safely pulled her back to shore. Officer Baber evaluated the lady for injuries and then helped secure the capsized vessel. Lieutenant Glover was on water patrol in the St. Johns River area of Shands Pier when he observed approximately one hundred fishermen throwing casts nets in participation of the yearly shrimp run in the St. Johns River. Upon inspection of one fisherman, Lieutenant Glover noticed what appeared to be freshwater game fish hidden in a bucket under the harvested shrimp. Lieutenant Glover questioned the subject about the freshwater game fish inside the bucket in which he admitted to taking them with a cast net. Lieutenant Glover issued a citation to the subject for illegally harvesting freshwater gamefish and a warning for an undersized black bass. Lieutenant Huff, Officers Nichols and Davenport responded to a call for assistance with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office in the search of a missing 10-year old female in the FortWhite area. Source: www.srpressgazette.com
