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<br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />On Tuesday, June 30, 1992, a call was received of a capsized boat <br />off the sylvan Beach boat ramp. Officer Tammy Bittick responded <br />and observed a sail boat directly east of the boat ramp, with <br />persons hanging onto the boat. <br /> <br />Officer Bittick asked that the Coast Guard, HCSO Marine Division <br />and the local game wardens be advised, and asked that an ambulance <br />respond to stand by. While waiting for the first agency with a <br />boat to arrive, Mr. J. T. Wingo, who is a volunteer fireman, <br />arrived and advised he would assist and launched his boat. Officer <br />Bittick and Paramedic Tom Light boarded Mr. Wingo's boat and went <br />with him to help with the stranded persons. <br /> <br />Occupants of the boat were Mayor Russell Applebe of Morgan's Point <br />and his son, Jason Applebe. They were brought aboard Mr. wingo's <br />boat and taken ashore. <br /> <br />The quick actions of Mr. Wingo, Officer Bittick and Paramedic <br />Light, without regard for their personal safety, very likely saved <br />the lives of Mayor Applebe and his son. <br />