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Intracoastal Waterway Boat Wreck Leaves Palm Beach Deputy Injured
Posted on Jun 22, 2010
A frightening boat wreck near Jupiter has traumatically injured a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on June 12, 2010, Deputy Cheryl Griffin, 42, was injured in an off-duty accident in her private boat. Griffin was traveling through the Intracoastal Waterway near the 14000 block of Paradise Point Road when she crashed her boat into a dry dock. The impact caused a boat on the lift to fall down onto her twenty-foot vessel.
The accident sent debris flying, pinning Griffin underwater. A bystander, who has not yet been identified, jumped into the water, freed Deputy Griffin, and pulled her to shore with the aid of another neighbor.
Griffin, who was pinned underwater for several minutes, sustained numerous injuries, including broken vertebrae in her neck and a severe infection resulting from bacteria in the Intracoastal water. Doctors were also forced to amputate her arm due to the severity of her injuries.
Deputy Griffin was airlifted to St. Mary’s Medical Center, where she remains in a coma. She is listed in critical but stable condition. Tests indicate that she has normal brain activity, despite having been pinned underwater for some time.
Thirty-eight-year-old Melissa Burdeen, who was a passenger in the boat, sustained minor injuries. She was transported to Jupiter Medical Center, where she was treated and released.
We would like to thank Deputy Griffin for her many years of service, and we wish her a full, speedy recovery.
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