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Father, 3 Kids Rescued From Waters Near Skyway Bridge: US Coast Guard

A father and his three children were rescued near Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

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A father and his three children were rescued near Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
A father and his three children were rescued near Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. (Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A father and three children were rescued from their personal watercraft, which became disabled in waters near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg retrieved the stranded family and their watercraft from a navigational aid.

Rescuers brought them to Demens Landing Park in St. Petersburg with no injuries.

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