A diver who was hospitalized after being struck by a Miami-Dade Police Department boat Wednesday afternoon has been identified as the husband of a Miami-Dade official and former member of the Obama administration.
James Ramsay Covey, 39, of Coral Gables was injured in the crash around 2 p.m. offshore of Boca Chita Key, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said.
Covey is the husband of Francesca Lopez Covey, Chief of Economic Development and Innovation for Miami-Dade County, and former Public Engagement Liaison in the Obama administration.
According to a police report, the Miami-Dade Police Department boat was leaving a safety stop when its engine struck Covey.
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He was airlifted to Jackson Hospital South for treatment for their injuries. His exact condition was unknown.
Parts of the rescue were captured on radio scanner transmissions.
“Approximately 40-years-old. He’s got a laceration to his left heel. He’s got a laceration to his…I’m sorry, his right heel, his right arm and to his buttocks," a man says in one of the calls.
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“He was going to Boca Chita and it was a propeller hit. We’re going to need an air rescue too," another caller says.
