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Video: Deputies use paddleboards to chase man who jumped in Volusia river to avoid arrest

A suspect tried to run from law enforcement by jumping into Florida's Halifax River on Monday.

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Video: Deputies use paddleboards to chase man who jumped in Florida river to avoid arrest

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Updated: 4:06 PM CDT Mar 18, 2026

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A suspect tried to run from law enforcement by jumping into a Florida river on Monday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.In a video posted by VCSO on social media, you can see a VCSO deputy and a Daytona Beach Shores police officer hop on paddleboards and pursue Chase Cruz, 28, into the Halifax River.Cruz was captured and brought to shore before being charged with loitering, prowling and resisting arrest.Watch what happened in the video above.

A suspect tried to run from law enforcement by jumping into a Florida river on Monday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

In a video posted by VCSO on social media, you can see a VCSO deputy and a Daytona Beach Shores police officer hop on paddleboards and pursue Chase Cruz, 28, into the Halifax River.

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Cruz was captured and brought to shore before being charged with loitering, prowling and resisting arrest.

Watch what happened in the video above.

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