"Coast Guard finds 5 missing sailors in Gulf
By JOHN PORRETTO – 1 day ago
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Coast Guard helicopter crew early Sunday rescued five regatta competitors who had drifted for 26 hours in the Gulf of Mexico after their boat capsized.
Rescuers were continuing to search for a missing sailor, identified as boat safety officer Roger Stone.
The search started after the 38-foot Cynthia Woods missed a radio check Saturday morning. The crew included four college students and two safety officers.
A helicopter crew from Air Station Houston pulled the five men from the water 23 miles south of Freeport, Texas, Petty Officer Renee C. Aiello said Sunday. They had drifted about five miles northwest of their capsized boat.
They were taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where all five were listed in good condition. They were suffering from sunburn and dehydration, said R. Bowen Loftin, CEO of Texas A&M at Galveston." READ MORE: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixXv-ONpJKEckg8Ra5Kss80pIaMwD915SO800
Wow! This was such a touching and tragic story I had to share with everyone. God bless them and all of their families too.
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