Crime & Safety

3 Rescued From Sinking Boat Near Egmont Key: U.S. Coast Guard

3 people were pulled from the water after their boat sank Saturday night near Egmont Key, the U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg said.

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Three people were pulled from the water after their boat sank Saturday night near Egmont Key, the U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg said.
Three people were pulled from the water after their boat sank Saturday night near Egmont Key, the U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg said. (Courtsy of U.S. Coast Guard)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Three people were rescued Saturday night from a sinking boat, U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg wrote in a Facebook post.

Their boat began taking on water near Egmont Key.

A 45-foot Coast Guard boat arrived at the scene and the crew safely pulled the boaters out of the water.

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