RESCUER DIES SAVING CHILDREN FROM OCEAN TIDES
- BSO Case Number: PB09-04-7826
- PIO Number: 09-4-39
- Date: 4/25/09
- Time: 12:58 p.m. Jurisdiction: Pompano Beach
- Place of Occurrence: 1200 block of South Ocean Boulevard, Pompano Beach
Victim(s):
- Charles H. Schulze, male, 70, 4/14/39, Washington D.C
Suspect(s):
- n/a
Description of Incident:
A Washington D.C. man walking on the beach with his girlfriend didn’t hesitate to help when he noticed two boys struggling in the ocean water. Charles Schulze went into the Atlantic and helped both boys, ages 9 and 12, get safely back to their thankful mother.
About 100 yards from shore, Schulze ran into his own trouble. He didn’t immediately swim back once the boys were safe, witnesses told Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives. He never made it back to the beach. His girlfriend, Helen Smith of Washington D.C., started yelling for help and two bystanders went into the water to pull him out. Schulze was pronounced dead at Holy Cross Hospital at 1:28 p.m.
It’s unclear exactly whether Schulze had a medical problem in the water, became exhausted during the rescue or if he got caught in a powerful rip current. Detectives are continuing to investigate. The boyfriend and girlfriend own a condominium in the area and are regular visitors to South Florida .
- INVESTIGATORS: Det. E. Torres, RID Pompano Beach
- THIS REPORT BY: Dani Moschella/PIO 4/25/09 2100
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