A “drunken boater” is accused of concocting an elaborate story to expedite assistance after he simply ran out of fuel, according to deputies.
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said the boater, identified as Dereck Howard of Vero Beach, was arrested Monday.
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According to a post on the agency’s Facebook page, deputies responded to the Blue Cypress Lake area after receiving a distress call from a boater claiming involvement in an airboat accident.
Investigators said the caller reported that he had flipped his vessel, was injured and that his passenger was missing…