Sheriff spots boat sinking off Florida Keys, 5 rescued

Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay spotted a sinking boat as he drove along U.S. 1 Thursday, leading a deputy to rescue five men from the waterlogged vessel, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. (MCSO)

MARATHON, Fla. – Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay spotted a sinking boat as he drove along U.S. 1 Thursday, leading a deputy to rescue five men from the waterlogged vessel, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson.

MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt said Ramsay was driving near mile marker 46 just before 3 p.m. when he saw the boat sinking near the Old Seven Mile Bridge with a dive flag out.

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Linhardt said the sheriff alerted dispatchers and a marine patrol deputy responded in about a minute to rescue the men and get them to shore in Marathon.

“I’m happy to report everyone appears to be OK,” Ramsay said in a sheriff’s office news release.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the sinking, Linhardt said.


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