recording. >> Hey sir, how's it going? >> A half mile off the coast in Marathon in the Florida Keys, a wildlife officer responds to a report of a kayaker in distress. >> Come here. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Grab this. >> Grab this. >> Here. Give me your hand. Give me your hand. Hand. Hand. Hand. Okay. >> Stay there. Stay there. 257. >> I got you. Hold on. >> 7257 104 northbound US1 just north of Marathon. >> Look, I'm going to throw this to you. All right. >> Grab it. >> You got it. >> And we're going to be 1024 separate vehicles. >> Give me your bag. Watch your head. Watch your head. Watch your head back. >> Here. Here. >> Please take it back. >> Just give me the back. >> Come here. Oh, [ __ ] >> Give me your hand. Give me your hand. Right here. >> You ready? >> You ready? >> Hold on. I'm not ready. Take your time. >> Oh, [ __ ] I've been out here for like 20 minutes. I'm going to walk you back to the back of my boat. >> All right. You ready? >> Yeah. >> Let go right here. >> All right. So, you're going to step up right here. All right. The motors are not spinning or anything like that. >> Just be careful. >> Step. Just uh here. >> Okay. Wait. >> Let go of the kayak. >> Can't we save it? >> We will. I'll get it. I'm worried more worried about you right now, though. >> Okay. >> Good. >> Oh, [ __ ] >> Jesus. >> Yep. Grab that. I can't do it. Give me your left hand. Give me your left. Give me this hand. I just can't do it. >> You ready? >> In the water. You ready? >> All right. You're up. All right. Move your leg in. Okay. Get the rope. Kayak rope. >> Yeah. I'll get in a second. It's going to rip. It's going to rip my arm, I think. Yeah, I can't get in. >> I'll help you. Hold on. >> I got you. >> All right. I'm going to pull you this way towards me. All right. Okay. Just give me a hand. Stay right there. Don't move. 9456 marathon. 946. >> He's out of water. 10 to 12. My vessel. That work. We need you to put this on. I need you to get inside the boat for me, too. All right. You all right? >> With your left foot, just push up. You're going to sit right here for me. All right. >> All right. Now, flip around and just put your feet inside the boat for me. Where'd you come from? >> The boat ramp over there. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And then I got caught. >> Okay. >> You need uh EMS to come check you out. Huh? >> I don't think so. in the water. Try to >> You want to come right here and grab a seat? Yeah. The wind noise on the body camera makes it difficult to hear, but the kayaker asks the officer how he found him. >> We'll be 51 back to Spanish Harbor. If you could have county, meet us there. >> The officer explains that someone driving by saw him struggling and called it in. >> Deputies, meet us at the boat ramp. Help uh get you off safely and help get the kayak. >> The man did not have a life jacket in his kayak. important to have. You know, that's why we stress life jackets. You throw it on and then you don't have to worry about, you know, trying to stay above water or anything like that. >> In Florida, a life jacket is required for anyone using a kayak. >> Oh man, I was paddling water for 20, 30 minutes at least. >> At least. Yeah. And then I started praying to God and then this guy shows up. >> Somebody was driving past and saw you floating away and cold. >> Thank God. >> You got You're one lucky. >> It's full of water, man. >> You want to dump it? >> I do. I do. >> Yeah, you can dump it right here. I'll dump it for you. >> Yeah. You just don't want to It's in there. Just a couple bottles. >> I got you. >> No glues, no nothing. just apple juice and water >> and plant-based. >> Yeah, >> they're going to do away with it. >> Seems like >> I'll grab your phone for you. I'll walk it up. The kayaker was checked out by EMT and sent home alive and well. 9456 after me. >> Thanks for watching Swamp Cop. Be safe out there. >> 27 agent is 107 at the moment as well. >> 26. Just add the 27 number to the call.