Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Two people and two dogs were rescued from a Florida swamp after their boat sank Thursday night, authorities said.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said its Marine Enforcement Section responded to Morris Bridge Park, a conservation area northeast of Tampa, at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday following a report that two boaters and two dogs were stranded after their boat sank.
A video shared by the sheriff’s office on Saturday shows deputies in a dive boat trying to reach the stranded party, but they encounter a large, fallen tree blocking the river…