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Florida tiki boat crew rescues bleeding man in water, then sings karaoke

  • During a karaoke cruise on Saturday, a Florida tiki boat crew noticed and rescued a bleeding man who was struggling to stay afloat near TT's Tiki Bar in Punta Gorda.
  • The man jumped off a railing to impress friends while intoxicated, which led to him hitting shoreline rocks and getting severely injured, according to police reports.
  • Cole Kelly, who runs tiki boat cruises in Punta Gorda, noticed the man in distress, tossed him a life ring, and, with passengers’ assistance, brought him aboard before paramedics took over onshore.
  • Kelly described the man as bleeding badly from head to toe, not very coherent or talkative, and said, "The show goes on" after scrubbing blood off the boat and continuing karaoke.
  • Kelly called the incident the craziest on his boat and joked it was his own "Florida Man" moment, noting that the event was one for the books.
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Florida tiki boat crew rescues bleeding man in water, then sings karaoke

A Florida tiki boat crew turned heroes during a karaoke cruise, rescuing a bleeding man who jumped into the water near Punta Gorda's TT's Tiki Bar.

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