2 rescued after boat sinks in Haulover Inlet

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Two people needed rescuing after a boat took on water on Saturday in the Haulover Inlet.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel with the Ocean Rescue Lifeguard units responded to the “hazardous situation” shortly after 1:20 p.m., near the 10800 block of Collins Avenue.

MDFR personnel asked boaters to remember to wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved lifejacket, have a VHF radio, and all equipment “in working order.”

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report.


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