CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued a man after his boat started to sink off Crystal River.
Airplane and helicopter rescue crews arrived on the scene and located the boater at about 2 p.m. on Saturday after he reported his boat was taking on water through a crack. The helicopter crew hoisted the man from the water and took him to the air station in Clearwater, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.
"The distressed boater did an outstanding job by wearing his life jacket and having a marine-grade radio onboard his vessel,” said Casey Skomer, an operations unit controller. “These items contributed to him being rescued swiftly and safely.”
The Coast Guard said no injuries were reported.