Body camera footage captured the moment when a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer rescued a kayaker who was in distress in Marathon.

According to FWC, the incident happened on July 19 near the Spanish Harbor Bridge.

The officer was able to find the kayaker while he was on land and then took a patrol vehicle out on the water.

After about 20 minutes, the man, identified as Michael Krevat, was found holding on to his kayak as his head was barely above the water.

In the body camera footage, the officer threw a line at Krevat and then guided him toward the back of the patrol boat.

The officer then attempted to pull him into the boat, and Krevat's body was in the boat, but his legs remained in the water.

"I can't get in, I'm exhausted," Krevat said.

The officer then

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