Miami, Fl. (Florida News Network) The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued a Jamaican national from the water approximately 23 miles east of Fort Pierce.
Coast Guard Sector Miami watch standers received a call from a good Samaritan stating they had rescued one man from the water east of Fort Pierce. A Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew launched to the scene, received the survivor and transferred him ashore to local emergency medical services.
The survivor reported to the Coast Guard that there were six other people who were in the water after their boat capsized Wednesday on their way from Bimini, Bahamas.
Credit: U.S. Coast Guard