Seven Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near Sanibel Island
SANIBEL ISLAND (CBSMiami) – The U.S. Coast Guard, Lee County Sheriff's Office, The Lee County MERT Response team and Sanibel Fire Rescue helped to rescue seven people Saturday morning after their boat capsized.
WINK News reported the victims were rescued off of Knapps Point, five miles south of Sanibel Island.
The group was in a 30-foot boat and fishing when the boat flipped after the engine stalled. The water was reportedly choppy where the group was fishing and water rushed onto the boat.
Three children, a 4-year-old and two 5-year-olds, and four adults were on the boat at the time.
They were stranded in the water for about 30 minutes before being rescued.
No injuries were reported.
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