Update: 8 rescued, 2 dead, 10 missing as boat capsizes near Key West
A major water rescue took place Thursday 16 miles south of Key West, well beyond Florida’s Coral Reef, according to U.S. Coast Guard.
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A major water rescue took place Thursday 16 miles south of Key West, well beyond Florida’s Coral Reef, according to U.S. Coast Guard.
A major water rescue took place Thursday 16 miles south of Key West, well beyond Floridaâs Coral Reef, according to U.S. Coast Guard. Later in the day, the Coast Guard was searching for a reported 10 people in the water after eight others were rescued. Two people were recovered deceased, the Coast Guard said. U.S. Coast Guard cutter Resolute, with its home port in St. Petersburg, rescued the eight, while a 45-foot response boat from the Key West Station recovered the bodies of the deceased and brought them to shore. A Navy Marlin aircraft, MH-60 helicopter from the air station in Clearwa...