Burn victim in serious condition after fire rips through boat docked in Wildwood
Updated May 01, 2021;
Posted May 01, 2021
One person was injured when a boat caught fire in Wildwood Saturday, May 1, 2021.Photo by Marty Bouchard
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A fire that destroyed a boat docked in a Wildwood harbor Saturday morning seriously injured a 57-year-old man on board, authorities said.
Edward Tinsman, 57, of Wildwood was air-lifted from Otten’s Harbor to Jefferson University Hospital Burn Center in Philadelphia. He is currently in serious condition, according to Daniel M. Dunn, Deputy Fire Chief of the Wildwood City Fire Department.
Authorities still don’t know what caused the fire to break out on the 40-foot boat at 10:30 a.m. Videos shot by onlookers including Marty Bouchard showed flames completely engulfing the boat and sending a massive plume of dark smoke into the sky.