PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A man was taken to a local hospital and is in critical condition after he was rescued from the water on Clearwater Beach Tuesday.
Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a water rescue call late Tuesday afternoon behind Continental Towers, located at 675 S. Gulfview Blvd. on Clearwater Beach.
A man's wife was swimming behind Continental Towers when she began having trouble in the water. Officials said the husband, a 69-year-old man, began having difficulties himself once in the water.
A bystander later pulled the Miami couple from the water, according to officials.
Clearwater Fire medics treated the husband, who was then taken to Morton Plant Hospital. He remains in critical condition.
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