UPDATE: Coast Guard, local agencies find 2 women safe ashore near Marathon, Fla.
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/22/2018 01:08 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast |
UPDATE: Coast Guard, local agencies find 2 women safe ashore near Marathon, Fla.
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard, along with local authorities confirmed two women were found safe ashore Tuesday near Marathon.
Two women contacted Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders at 1 p.m., stating they were safe and with friends.
Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a call at approximately 2:30 a.m., from Chris Hambrock reporting he was on a small row boat with two females who reportedly jump overboard and attempted to swim to shore. He lost sight of the two women and contacted Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Miami, a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boatcrew from Station Marathon, MCSO crews and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commision crews aided in the search.
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