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- One particular person has died, 4 have been rescued and 5 stay lacking after a ship capsized off the Florida coast over the weekend, authorities have confirmed
- These rescued have been positioned roughly 29 miles off the St. Lucie Inlet, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) mentioned in an X submit
- The boat was found after an excellent Samaritan reported the incident, the USCG added
One particular person has died and 5 stay lacking after a ship capsized off the coast of Florida over the weekend, authorities have mentioned.
On Sunday, April 13, simply earlier than 10 a.m. native time, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) responded to reviews of an overturned vessel, the Martin County Fireplace Rescue (MCFR) mentioned in a submit on X.
The USCG’s Seventh Coast Guard District confirmed the boat had been discovered and 4 individuals had been rescued roughly 29 miles off the St. Lucie Inlet, per an X submit. St. Lucie Inlet is positioned between Hutchinson Island and Jupiter Island in Martin County.
Martin County Fireplace Rescue/X
The vessel had been discovered after “an excellent Samaritan reported the incident,” the USCG added within the submit, alongside a photograph of the overturned boat.
“An individual on board reported the vessel capsized [Friday] and a further 5 persons are nonetheless lacking. The search is ongoing,” the submit concluded.
The MCFR said that one particular person had been pronounced deceased out of the 5 individuals positioned and 4 had been “transported for additional analysis,” per the X submit.
“Our models acquired these 4 sufferers through helicopter on the Stuart Airport,” the MCFR added.
Martin County Fireplace Rescue/X
In an extra replace, the hearth rescue group confirmed three of the sufferers had non life-threatening accidents, whereas one had critical accidents. They’d all been taken to Cleveland South Hospital for remedy, the X submit said.
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In accordance with Fox-affiliated station WSVN, one of many individuals on board informed rescuers that they’d “taken off from the Bahamas” earlier than the boat capsized on Friday.
The Martin County Fireplace Rescue and USCG didn’t instantly reply when contacted by PEOPLE for added info.
