US Coast Guard Rescues 3 Boaters Left Stranded, Fending Off Sharks After Fishing Trip Went Wrong
Three boaters were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard about 25 miles offshore from Empire, Louisiana, on Sunday after a fishing trip went drastically wrong.
The U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland said in a press release that the three individuals were discovered after they failed to return from a fishing trip on Saturday, prompting a family member to contact Coast Guard Sector New Orleans and inform them they were missing.
The boaters found themselves in a dangerous situation after their 24-foot center console boat sank at around 10 a.m. on Saturday morning, leaving them stranded and without communication devices….