The Coast Guard has remained busy since Hurricane Ian, rescuing hundreds of people in all sorts of dire situations. But, they'll never forget the man they saved in Pine Island Sound.
The second person the U.S. Coast Guard rescued as Hurricane Ian decimated our area was David Littlefield, a man saved by his emergency locator beacon and what appears to be a lot of luck.
2 rescued after boat sinks 40 miles off Bradenton
By Jordan Bowen
Jordan Bowen reports
BRADENTON, Fla. - Two fishermen are safe after a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter pulled them to safety from their sinking boat Saturday morning about 40 miles west of Bradenton. They just started taking on a bunch of water and before they could get out a distress call or get their flares or anything else the boat sank and then flipped upside down, U.S. Coast Guard Commander Micah Acree said.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the two men from Sarasota were fishing for red grouper when they noticed the back of their boat was underwater. They tried to drive away but were unsuccessful.
2 rescued after boat sinks 40 miles off Bradenton
Jordan Bowen reports
BRADENTON, Fla. - Two fishermen are safe after a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter pulled them to safety from their sinking boat Saturday morning about 40 miles west of Bradenton. They just started taking on a bunch of water and before they could get out a distress call or get their flares or anything else the boat sank and then flipped upside down, U.S. Coast Guard Commander Micah Acree said.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the two men from Sarasota were fishing for red grouper when they noticed the back of their boat was underwater. They tried to drive away but were unsuccessful.