VIDEO: Coast Guard rescues Florida man stranded at sea for over 24 hours
A 25-year-old missing boater was rescued Saturday morning after aimlessly floating on his partially submerged boat 12 miles off the Florida coast for over 24 hours, the U.S. Coast Guard said.morning after aimlessly floating on his partially submerged boat 12 miles off the Florida coast for over 24 hours, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
aboard a 12-foot jon boat Thursday. His family contacted officials after the experienced boater failed to return by nightfall.and other partner agencies used a HC-130 Hercules airplane, a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and two response boats to search for the missing man in the Atlantic Ocean. After the airplane spotted him, a small raft is seen coming alongside Gregory and assisting him from his swamped boat. Authorities said EMS personnel transferred him to shore, where he was reunited with his family.
"We are pleased about the outcome in this case and I would like to thank all of our local and state partners who were heavily involved in searching for Charles and bringing him home to his family," Barrow said.
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Caught on camera: U.S. Coast Guard rescues boater missing for more than 1 dayFootage of the rescue released by the Coast Guard shows Charles Gregory seated in the inundated boat, its bow dipping beneath the surface of the water, before rescue crews reached him.
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Caught on camera: US Coast Guard rescues boater missing for more than 1 dayFootage of the rescue released by the Coast Guard shows Charles Gregory seated in the inundated boat, its bow dipping beneath the surface of the water, before rescue crews reached him.
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Caught on camera: US Coast Guard rescues boater missing for more than 1 dayFootage of the rescue released by the Coast Guard shows Charles Gregory seated in the inundated boat, its bow dipping beneath the surface of the water, before rescue crews reached him.
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Caught on camera: US Coast Guard rescues boater missing for more than 1 dayFootage of the rescue released by the Coast Guard shows Charles Gregory seated in the inundated boat, its bow dipping beneath the surface of the water, before rescue crews reached him.
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Caught on camera: US Coast Guard rescues boater missing for more than 1 dayFootage of the rescue released by the Coast Guard shows Charles Gregory seated in the inundated boat, its bow dipping beneath the surface of the water, before rescue crews reached him.
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Caught on camera: US Coast Guard rescues boater missing for more than 1 dayFootage of the rescue released by the Coast Guard shows Charles Gregory seated in the inundated boat, its bow dipping beneath the surface of the water, before rescue crews reached him.
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