A couple and their dog had to be rescued as water began to fill their sailboat while they were 90 miles off Florida’s Gulf Coast, according to a news release from the US Coast Guard. The couple’s alert gave the Coast Guard their last known position, helping an aircrew locate them about 90 miles off Hernando Beach, Florida, the news release said. Video shows a woman and her dog, both wearing life vests, being airlifted from the water into a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. The couple and their pet were in good health when the crew brought them back to Air Station Clearwater, the release said. The boat’s porthole was damaged because of bad weather, Coast Guard spokesperson Santiago Gomez said Wednesday.

Source: CNN November 22, 2023 23:31 UTC