Florida authorities responded on June 3, to a 911 call for a man stranded on a buoy some 3.5 miles northeast of Beer Can Island in Tampa Bay, Florida, according to a release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

His friend, who was on the boat, could not save him because the boat was anchored and the battery was dead. HCSO Marine Units, along with Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Boat 29 were able to safely locate and rescue the man from the bouy. Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office via Storyful