5 People Rescued After 22-Foot Boat Capsizes Off Pasco County

New Port Richey FL

16 May, 2021

7:54 PM

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PASCO COUNTY, FL — Five people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and Pasco County sheriff's marine unit after their boat capsized. According to the Coast Guard, on Saturday afternoon, the St. Petersburg station was notified by the sheriff's office that a 22-foot boat had capsized and five people were clinging to the hull. A Coast Guard helicopter crew out of Clearwater spotted the boaters from the air and directed the Pasco County sheriff's marine unit to their location. The marine unit rescues all five people. There were no injuries.