3 Rescued After Boat Sinks Near Julia Tuttle Causeway

MIAMI, FL — First responders searched for tw0 missing people on Thursday night in Biscayne Bay while a third was located but required medical attention, according to Miami Fire Rescue. All three victims were subsequently rescued and brought to shore.

"We have located the third missing boater in cardiac arrest and he's being transported to a waiting rescue on the north side of Julia Tuttle Causeway near Biscayne Boulevard," explained Captain Ignatius Carroll of Miami Fire Rescue Thursday night.

Carroll said that a total of three people were in a 12-foot boat that began taking on water in rough seas.

"The boat sank," Carroll said.

The incident occurred near the Julia Tuttle Causeway and Biscayne Boulevard.

Photo courtesy Miami Fire Rescue