RedactedNarrative: On October 13, 2016, at approximately 20:27, FWC dispatch was notified of a single vessel fire in the Indian River in Sebastian, Florida east of the Main Street Boat Ramp. The vessel was a 25 ft. sailboat that was anchored in the ICW. After the vessel caught fire, a nearby Good Samaritan vessel approached the vessel but they were unable to get close due to the extreme heat of the vessel on fire. The occupant of the vessel was then located nearby standing in knee deep water. The single occupant of the vessel was taken to Main Street boat ramp to meet EMS, who determined he had severe burns to his extremities and face. The victim was then transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center. FWC Officers arrived on scene by land and by vessel and monitored the fire until it became extinguished by stinking below the surface of the water. The Indian River County Fire Rescue’s Dive Team was contacted about possibly surveying the burnt vessel for anything of evidentiary value. Collectively it was determined, due to the severity of the fire and given the length of time the vessel was subjected to intense flames, it would not be possible to determine a cause of the fire from the vessel being underwater.  
  
  Subject sustained 3rd degree burns to his arms, legs, and his face as a result of his sailboat catching fire.