Coast Guard rescues 3 adults, 12-year-old boy after boat sinks​

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescues three men and a 12-year-old boy from the Gulf of Mexico 3 miles west of Bayport, Florida, Saturday, March 30, 2019. The helicopter crew located the boaters clinging to life jackets after their boat flipped over and sank. (U.S. Coast Guard video)

CLEARWATER, Fla.—The Coast Guard rescued three men and a 12-year old boy after their boat sank Sunday 3 miles west of Bayport.

Rescued were Virginia Beach, Virginia, native David Johnson, 25, and Weeki Wachee, Florida, natives Kenneth Oakleaf, 28, Matt Fried, 41, and Fried's 12-year-old son.

At 5:41 a.m. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a 911 transfer call from Hernando County dispatch reporting three people and a child were in the water clinging to life jackets. The boaters stated they were fishing when Oakleaf's 14-foot boat sank.​

An Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was launched, arrived on scene at 7:11 a.m. and hoisted the boaters out of the water. The men and boy were transported to the air station and evaluated by Sunstar paramedics. There were no reported injuries.

Johnson, stated the boat sank because all the men moved to one side of the boat and the boat flipped. He said thankfully the life jackets were placed in an easily accessible area, so they quickly floated to the top. Recalling the rescue, Johnson was simple, "I just want to say thank you."

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter returns to Air Station Clearwater, Florida, after rescuing three men and a 12-year-old boy, Saturday, March 30, 2019. The men and boy were fishing 3 miles west of Bayport when their 14-foot boat sank. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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Coast Guard rescues 2 in San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge

The Coast Guard rescued two people whose boat ran out of gas and drifted aground in the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Sept. 28, 2018. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the people into the helicopter and took them to Coast Guard Sector San Diego, where they were met by family members. (U.S. Coast Guard video/released)

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard rescued two people whose boat ran out of gas and drifted aground in the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Friday.

A friend of the passengers aboard the stranded boat contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego’s Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders just after 8 p.m., Thursday, to report the situation and that a woman aboard the boat was having an asthma attack.

Coast Guard Station San Diego launched a boat crew to assist, but the crew was unable to reach the 36-foot cabin cruiser due to shallow water depth.

A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched to assist.

Once on-scene, the helicopter crew deployed a rescue swimmer to assess the situation. The woman was reportedly no longer having an asthma attack, but due to the lack of food or water aboard the aground boat, the passengers were hoisted into the helicopter.

The Jayhawk crew transported the passengers to Sector San Diego, where they were met by family members at 12:50 a.m., Friday.

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