After a helicopter plunged into Hillsborough Bay off Davis Islands, the occupants were able to escape the aircraft – but it was the jet ski riders that lifted them out of the water. One of them was the Buccaneers' backup quarterback, Blaine Gabbert.
, one of the chopper occupants was a man named Hunter Hupp, who was visiting from Philadelphia. The 28-year-old planned a helicopter tour as a Christmas gift for his parents. But the scenic ride didn't go as planned.
Shortly after 5 p.m., Tampa police were called to the area of Peter O. Knight Airport after receiving a report of the helicopter sinking in the bay. According to police, a helicopter with a pilot and three passengers took off from the airport for a one-hour tour of the Bay Area. Next thing they knew, two men on jet skis were heading their way. Hupp recalled that they helped his 63-year-old dad on one jet ski, and assisted in helping him and his 59-year-old mother on the other. They slowly brought them to shore.
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