Subhojeet Mukherjee on December 31, 2022
Buccaneers backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert might not have had many opportunities to showcase his skills during games, but he ended up showing the world just how courageous he can be. This is because Gabbert ended up saving the victims of an unfortunate helicopter crash.
According to a report by PennLive.com, Blaine Gabbert helped save victims of a helicopter, which took place at Hillsborough Bay in Tampa. He and his two brothers were cruising nearby on jet skis.
Suddenly they heard a “faint noise” south of Davis Island and made their way towards the source of the noise. While speaking to the local press after the incident, Blaine Gabbert detailed what happened.
“I just remember looking to the west and seeing it almost looked like a crew boat in the water that had broken up in about four pieces and I vaguely remember seeing like two yellow life jackets so I was like all right we gotta go check this out.
The youngest kid had just came up and said he was pinned in there and I asked if anyone else was trapped and then I called 911, tried to remain as calm as possible.
“I was like, just please hold on tight,” he said he told his two riders. “We’ll get to the beach quick and get you dried off, get you a coffee and warmed up.”
The quarterback was able to get two of the people out of the water and onto his jet ski, while his brothers helped a third person. A fourth occupant was helped out of the water by authorities. Thankfully, everyone survived and no one was gravely injured.
The Tampa Police Department stated that the pilot and three passengers were on a helicopter tour of the area when they heard a loud bang and the helicopter lost power. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing into the water.
Tampa Bay police made Gabbert an honorary member of their marine unit on Friday, which is certainly a huge deal for the quarterback. We applaud Blaine Gabbert for his heroic deed and hope other people get inspired by his courage to do similar acts when someone is in peril.
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December 31, 2022 1:05 pm
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