Crime & Safety
Boaters Rescued Near Haulover Inlet
Three people had to be rescued Sunday night when their boat began taking on water about a mile off shore from Haulover Inlet.
MIAMI BEACH, FL — Three people had to be rescued Sunday night when their boat began taking on water about a mile off shore from Haulover Inlet.
Lt. Kirsten Miller of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the incident happened around 6 p.m. just north of the inlet. She said that Fireboat 21 was assisted by another boater in the rescue.
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"When the fireboat located the sinking vessel, a Good Samaritan boat was assisting the persons on this sinking boat," Miller said. "The three boaters were brought onto the fireboat uninjured and then taken back to shore."
Photos courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
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