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Coast Guard Rescues Two Stranded Boaters Over the Weekend

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Posted at 8:30 AM, Nov 21, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-21 07:15:51-05

FRANKLIN COUNTY, FL. (WTXL)-- Two Boaters near Saint George Island were rescued by the Coast Guard, Saturday. 

Officials say around 5 o'clock rescue crews got a report of a boat taking on water. The two men were then rescued by helicopter and taken to an air station in Clearwater to be checked out. 

No word yet on what caused the boat to begin to flood.