Harwich fisherman dies saving comrade By Aaron Gouveia, Cape Cod Times HARWICH — (6/25/10) A good ship captain protects his crew members at all costs. John Zuzick of the clam dredge Silver Fox died yesterday saving a fellow fisherman's life during an early-morning rescue attempt two miles east of Sankaty Head Light on Nantucket, according to family members and the Coast Guard. When the male crew member fell overboard, Zuzick, 53, of Harwich attempted to turn the boat around but was stymied when a hose was fouled in the boat's propellers. As the boat drifted away from the drowning man, Zuzick quickly donned survival gear and went in after him. The water temperature was 55 degrees with seas less than 1 foot high. But shortly after Zuzick reached the stricken crew member and began helping him swim back to the boat, he suffered an apparent heart attack, according to Zuzick's wife, Velna, and son, Patrick, who received a first-hand account yesterday afternoon from the crew member who fell overboard. "He said my dad told him everything would be OK, and that he just had to take a break for a minute," said Patrick Zuzick, 24. "And then he lost consciousness." The crew member in the water was able to cling to Zuzick's body until a Coast Guard helicopter arrived more than 30 minutes later and hoisted the two men aboard. The man who fell overboard was treated and released from Nantucket Cottage Hospital, according to the Zuzick family. A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Station Brant ...
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