''The captain of the charter vessel called for help; said that he had a man overboard. Police boats and also a Coast Guard vessel were called to the scene. At first, the person refused to come out of the water, but they, at some point, got him aboard. A fight ensued on the back of the police boat. The suspect grabbed a taser from an officer.''
Lieutenant Ken Franke, of the San Diego Harbor Police, speaking about the death of Steven Paul Hirschfield, 37, of West Hollywood, who allegedly fell or jumped off a gay party boat and then attacked the police who tried to rescue him. [video] (KABC) Some 800 people were aboard the Inspiration Hornblower for a chartered event put together by promoter Bill Hart. [video] (KGTV)
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