Rescue

S.C. Responders Rescue Teen Stuck in Muddy Marsh

Aug. 31, 2014

A teen who had been swimming in a creek between Harbor and Hunting islands was rescued by a firefighter on a jet ski after he couldn't make it back to the beach.

Source The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)

Aug. 31--Firefighters rescued a teenager who became stuck in muddy marsh between Harbor Island and Hunting Island on Saturday afternoon.

The Lady's Island-St. Helena Fire District received a call just after 5 p.m. that a young male had been swimming through a creek and could not get back to the beach, spokesman Scott Harris said. He had also cut his foot on oyster shells, Harris said.

Firefighter Keith Kersey retrieved the teenager with a jet ski. He was transported from Hunting Island by ambulance to a local hospital, Harris said.

Further details were not available Saturday night.