Florida woman runs into ocean to save struggling swimmer - only to learn he’s a double murder suspect

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsFlorida woman runs into ocean to save struggling swimmer - only to learn he’s a double murder suspectThe rescuer, identified only as Belinda, said the man told her he was ‘going to take a long vacation’ after she helped him reach the shoreJasmine Fernández in Miami Monday 06 April 2026 18:01 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952498","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/florida-double-homicide-suspect-ocean-rescue-b2952498.html","title":"Florida woman rescues struggling swimmer later identified as double murder suspect"}}CloseDouble murder suspect recovers after being rescued from ocean by good samaritanThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSect...