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Fraser Watson

Tom Brady's NFL team-mate heroically saves family stranded after helicopter crash

NFL star Blaine Gabbert is being hailed a hero after jumping off his jet ski to help save the lives of four victims of a helicopter crash.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers star, who is Tom Brady 's backup, reportedly assisted Hunter Hupp, 28, his 62-year-old father, 59-year-old mother and the pilot, a 33-year-old man. The quartet were finishing a helicopter tour when they had to make an emergency landing about 200 yards from Davis Island just after 5pm on Thursday.

The Tampa Police department updated people on Twitter, posting "NEWS ALERT | #YourTampaPD responded to the area of the Peter O. Knight Airport - Davis Islands regarding a report of a helicopter submerged in the water. On arrival, officers found a helicopter in the water, approximately 200 yards from shore."

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