Polk County Sheriff’s Office
A group fight at a Florida lake earlier this month that left two people unconscious in front of children has resulted in riot charges against eight individuals, the Polk County Sheriffs Office announced Tuesday.
On Aug. 2 around 3 p.m., deputies responded to a call about an active fight near the shoreline of Lake Winterset in Winter Haven. By the time authorities arrived, everyone involved had already fled the scene by boat. The case gained momentum on Aug. 10 after a video of the altercation surfaced on social media, allowing investigators to identify the participants and confirm the violent nature of the event.
In the video, shared by the sheriff’s office at a press conference on Tuesday, several people are seen exchanging punches and kicks, with two individuals briefly knocked unconscious. One fell into the lake headfirst while unresponsive, and another received CPR from a bystander. Children were also visibly close to the fighting…