One person has died and the U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for five people missing after a boat flipped more than 20 miles off the St. Lucie Inlet in Florida on Friday.
The vessel reportedly had 10 people on board and had departed from the Bahamas, NBC affiliate WPTV reported, citing the USCG.
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WATCH HERECoast guard officials were able to rescue four people after a good Samaritan reported the incident.
#BREAKING @USCG crews rescued 4 people from a capsized vessel, Sun., approx. 29 miles off St. Lucie Inlet after a good Samaritan reported the incident. A person on board reported the vessel capsized Fri. and an additional 5 people are still missing. The search is ongoing. #SAR pic.twitter.com/R4dc16kyRZ
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) April 13, 2025
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One of the survivors suffered serious injuries, and the other three suffered injuries that are not life-threatening, Martin County Fire Rescue said.
Five others have not been found.
"I saw a Coast Guard helicopter flying overhead," Graham Marshall, who witnessed the scene, told WPTV. "It was just going up and down the beach, and I kind of thought it might have been just looking around."
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🚨 The US Coast Guard was on site of a capsized vessel, located 22 miles offshore, just before 10 am.
— Martin County Fire Rescue (@MartinCountyFR) April 13, 2025
5 occupants were located, 1 of whom was deceased. 4 were transported for further evaluation.
Our units received those four patients via helicopter at the Stuart Airport. pic.twitter.com/K0tYJQ7qnc
Authorities have not provided details about what may have caused the boat to flip.
"It can get rough out there, especially 30 miles out," he said. "Yeah, if you don't know what you're doing, it couldn't be good."
