Jensen Beach High School senior was first on scene to help rescue capsized boaters

Ben Norris, a senior at Jensen Beach High School, went out Sunday from the St. Lucie Inlet with two friends to fish in choppy waters.

“We were thinking about turning around. We debated twice. We said, ‘Should we go in?'” Norris remembered Tuesday.

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