Indian River County Fire Rescue played key role in plane crash rescue

By Jade Jarvis

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VERO BEACH, Florida ( WPBF ) — A team of firefighter paramedics with the Indian River County Fire Rescue helped get the three victims of a plane crash Sunday night to safety, some literally jumping into the water to assist them onto their boat.

“It was a lot of adrenaline. Everyone, we didn’t know what to expect, if we’re going to find the plane floating or if we’re going to find no one, we don’t know,” firefighter paramedic Andrew Sellers said.

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Sellers was one of five crew members from Fire Rescue Station 2 on the boat and jumped into the water to save them.

“These people have been treading water for over an hour, so they’re going to be tired. Just wanted to ge