Caught on camera: Lost kayakers rescued by air & sea

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County deputies had to use advanced aerial technology and some bravery to find a group of kayakers that was lost in the dark.

According to deputies, the group of two women, a boy and a girl, were lost on Mosquito Lagoon Sunday evening.

“We’re in Canaveral National Sea Shore,” one of the women told 911. “We’re on kayaks on the water and we don’t know where we’re at.”

911 dispatchers used GPS to track the kayakers' location so crews could find them.

Then, when the sheriff's department’s Air One helicopter got to the scene, the kayakers used the flashlight on their cell phones to flag the rescuers down.

Then crews came by boat, but could not reach the kayakers because of low tide.

Instead, Flight Medic Matt Brunelle jumped out of Air One, getting the kids into a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boat, then helped tow the adults to land, deputies said.

Brunelle stepped on a stingray in the process.

"Thankfully, I had my boots on," Brunelle said.

"There are gators out there and possibly sharks -- thankfully I didn't see any," Brunelle said. "I just tried to keep them moving forward, let's get them out of the water."

According to deputies, no one was hurt.

Watch below: First responders rescue kayakers

Here's video from last night's trip to Mosquito Lagoon to find two adults and two children lost on their kayaks. The young man has an interest in working in law enforcement! pic.twitter.com/xacyUWCXtF
— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) September 3, 2018

Last night, this group got lost on kayaks in Mosquito Lagoon. Air One found them, but rescue boats couldn't reach them due to low tide. Flight Medic Matt Brunelle jumped out of the aircraft, got the kids into a @MyFWC boat a quarter-mile away & helped tow the adults to land. 👍👏 pic.twitter.com/7SVper0I4Q
— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) September 3, 2018