Video: Good Samaritans jump in Florida canal after boat capsizes, crashes into another vessel

Name: Good Samaritans rescue victims of Florida boat crash
Uploaded: 2025-04-29T13:56:50-04:00
Description: Rescue crews took five people, including three children, to the hospital after a boat capsized and crashed into another vessel in North Miami Beach on Saturday. Credit: Shane Zamani via Storyful

Good Samaritans rescue victims of Florida boat crash

Rescue crews took five people, including three children, to the hospital after a boat capsized and crashed into another vessel in North Miami Beach on Saturday. Credit: Shane Zamani via Storyful

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Good Samaritans in North Miami Beach were quick to react after a boat capsized and crashed into another vessel in a canal on Saturday.

The backstory:

Shane Zamani was at the scene when the incident happened and told Storyful he watched the boat crash and flip. He immediately jumped in the water and says his son grabbed his phone to record the rescue.

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Zamani told local media he "came upon an air pocket" when he went under the boat, and found a mother holding her two children.

What they're saying:

"I’m like, ‘OK, hold your breath.’ So we went under, we came up, someone grabbed her from me, and took her to our boat. [I] went back down and got her son," Zamani said.

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Zamani, whose own boat almost got hit by the loose vessel, said, "If it would have kept coming straight, I would not be here giving you this interview right now."

Dig deeper:

Rescue crews took five people to the hospital, including three children. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating what caused the driver of the capsized boat to lose control.

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