Image Available: Coast Guard rescues 5 boaters 3 miles east of Lake Worth Inlet

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/11/2018 05:34 PM EST

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Feb. 11, 2018

U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast
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Coast Guard rescues 5 boaters 3 miles east of Lake Worth Inlet

Five boaters sit on a capsized 26-foot pleasure craft while a Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet crew and good Samaritans approach the vessel to assist the boaters Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 3 miles east of Lake Worth Inlet.

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MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued five boaters Sunday 3 miles east of Lake Worth Inlet.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a call from the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office at approximately 3 p.m. reporting a capsized 26-foot pleasure craft with five boaters in the water. The watchstanders directed the launch of Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet 33-foot Special Purpose Craft—Law Enforcement crew to assist.

The rescue crew arrived on scene at 3:28 p.m. and recovered all five boaters from the water.

The station crew transferred the five boaters to Lake Park Marina where emergency medical services were waiting. 

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