COCONUT GROVE, FLA. (WSVN) – – A son jumped into the water to save his unconscious father after the boat he was working on exploded and caught fire, throwing him overboard in Coconut Grove.
City of Miami and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the area off Dinner Key Marina, Thursday morning.
According to officials, Burt Kopela and Hans Kopela, Burt’s son, were working on the 34-foot boat when the explosion happened.
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“I was unconscious. It blew me up,” Burt
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