A man had to be rescued after he was injured when he dived into the water from a dock on Clearwater Beach Friday, authorities said.
The man was on a dock behind the Edge Hotel, located at 505 S. Gulfview Blvd., when he dove into the ocean just before 6 p.m., according to a news release from the city of Clearwater. He was unresponsive when he surfaced, the release said.
Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to the scene.
Authorities say the man sustained potentially life-threatening injuries and he was taken to Morton Plant Hospital.
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