PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue two missing divers near Duck Key

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/05/2018 12:17 PM EDT

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 Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 2 missing divers near Duck Key

Coast Guard Station Marathon 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crewmembers locate the diver they were seraching for near Duck Key, Florida, Sept. 04, 2018.  Coast Guard Station Marathon 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crewmembers embark a diver from the water near Duck Key, Florida, Sept. 04, 2018.  Coast Guard Station Marathon crewmembers return a diver to his boat near Duck Key, Florida, Sept. 04, 2018.

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MIAMI — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued two divers near Duck Key, Tuesday. 

Rescued were Rich Warner, 68, and Dustin Warner, 32, from Indiana.

Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a call from Rich's wife at approximately 6:40 p.m., stating he was expected back at 1 p.m., that day and had not been in contact with him. Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Marathon 45-foot Response Boat—Medium crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew. The good Samaritan, The Hunter, embarked Rich's wife and went searching.

The good Samaritan crew rescued Dustin approximately 1 mile west of his boat. The station Marathon boatcrew located Rich approximately 3 miles south of Duck Key, embarked him and transferred him back to his boat with no reported injuries. 

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