The 11-year vet and former 49ers' QB, Blaine Gabbert, was on jet skis with his brothers when they heard a noise and saw a helicopter sinking near the bay.
The trio was on jet skis when they heard a "faint noise" south of their location and saw a helicopter that was sinking and broken into pieces.Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert became an unexpected hero Thursday when a helicopter crashed into Hillsborough Bay in Tampa.
"I just remember looking to the west and seeing it almost looked like a crew boat in the water that had broken up in about four pieces and I vaguely remember seeing like two yellow life jackets so I was like all right we gotta go check this out," Gabbert said Friday at a news conference, local authorities standing behind him like proud parents.
"The youngest kid had just come up and said he was pinned in there, and I asked if anyone else was trapped, and then I called 911, tried to remain as calm as possible," Gabbert said.
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