Hurricane Idalia: Police assist distressed boater in Bradenton

BRADENTON, Fla. - A distressed boater is recovering after police received a call for help early Wednesday morning as Hurricane Idalia sat off Bradenton’s west coast. 

According to the Bradenton Police Department, officers were called about a person on a boat who was possibly in distress off the Palma Sola Causeway. 

Officers say a lifeguard used a paddleboard to access the boat and determined the person in distress was no longer on board.

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Police located the man farther down the Causeway and took him to look at his injuries.