An investigator’s report from the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office says Robert Dykes, 70, jumped into the Palm Beach Inlet to come to the rescue of 12 people who were on a sinking boat, but he became trapped between two boats and died from blunt-force injuries.
We have Henry Flagler to thank for developing Florida’s many resort towns including Palm Beach, known today as “America’s First Resort Destination.” Comprised of 39 cities and towns throughout Palm Beach County, its claim to fame is probably the area’s number one selling point: 47 miles of glorious white-sand beaches.