Wednesday morning at the beach
At 7:15 AM Sept. 3, a man was seen dragging a homemade boat from the dune in front of the Capri apartments in Ocean Ridge down to the shore and launching the boat into the ocean. He spent some time paddling close to shore south past Briny Breezes, where more than a dozen officers from Ocean Ridge, Gulf Stream, Customs & Border Patrol and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office — along with three marine units and a PBSO helicopter — convinced the man to come back to the shore and speak to them. Photos and reporting by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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