Broward honors heroes who dove into ocean to help swimmers in danger
One Pompano Beach resident lost his live
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Mayor Steve Geller and the Broward County commission honored two men with medals of valor Tuesday one who is still with us and one who isn’t
Gary Cappellucci and Saul Trujillo both put their lives in danger Jan. 1 to save a group of people stuck in a rip current off Pompano Beach.
Cappellucci, of Pompano, was on the beach with his family when he noticed some children and their parents struggling in the water. He jumped in and tried to save them.
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Broward man dies saving kids caught in rip current
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A Pompano Beach man died while helping rescue children caught in a rip current.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, several swimmers got stuck in a rip current around 5 p.m. on New Year’s Day near 200 N. Pompano Beach Blvd. Along with another beachgoer, Gary Cappellucci, 50, entered the water to help.
The other Good Samaritan and the struggling swimmers were able to make it back to the shore, but Cappellucci was not.
BSO deputies and Marine units discovered Cappellucci floating in the water. The father of two was taken to a nearby dock, and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue transported him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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