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RESCUE(Continued from Page Al)i hi* w mind i lusc d v. if h f heir hands uni il Im Ip it 11ml Mt Mulia unshed his shoulder and was him diagnosed with a broken hunt Hi'* wile lt;/iiilt;i broke her ankle Stephanu now h was temporanlv lr ippcd unilei neath Ihe boat until tin* lt;nuple pulled her nutWe e,K h grabbed a leg and pulled mcalled Mis Muha We could heai lu t sc 11 amingShe eslt; aped with cuts and abrasioiu to her logs and a small head wound The stunned t dimly spent an hour ^landed on short* before then first rose uers arnvod a couple from a neai b\ chaiter float Thev arnved with owgen and a hist aid kit and wrapped Hr lan s head wound Thev then assisted the rest of the family until a volunteer team with Virgin Islands Search Rescue Ltc scrambled a boat from Tortola Bv the time the crew of volunteers reached the island rough seas had developed and thev were greeted with 10-foot swells The rescue workers had to transport each out mdividuallv pulling them through the watei to a waiting boat They were then taken by ambulance to the hospital Brian Muha, who required 36 stitches 10 close the wound to his head and his mother were kept overnight for observation His father and sister were treated and released The family returned home the follow mg day and spent several months recovering emotionally and physicallyfrom the accident When thev finally felt moie at east talking about the accident Mrs Mtihd i Rescue 911 fan wiote a lean desiiibiiig the accident to officials in the Los Angeles office who approved the show last fall Although the directoi filmed seg meins of the re enactment w ith iht familv he lelicd on a stum trcw lor iction scenesThev re real I v careful to le enact it just the wa it happened Mrs Muha viid You didni ieall\ have to ad it all comes bdlt;k tu vou The filming also included a live leumon with thtir rescuers including huspital personnel and volunteeis with \ ISAR Virgin Islands Seari h anil R«*s c ue LtdIt s the first time we met them said Mi Muha At the tune of the accidmt vou re just blown out so you cant properly express your thanks For the return trip last month they brought gifts including Annapolis T shirts and donations of medical sup pliesThe familv also has become lifetime members and supporters of the rescue team that pulled them off Sandy Cav It felt good to give something back said Mrs Muha for the family parts of the re enactment created some anxious mo ments beginning with the first return trip back to the islandWe’re sitting out on the boat with the director and he says we re gomg get ready Mrs Mutia said I goi panicked It was a major anxietv at tack
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Capital Gazette
Annapolis, Maryland, US
Fri, Feb 25, 1994
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