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Coast Guard rescues two fishers after their boat capsizes near Longboat Key

The two boaters were found clinging to their vessel.

The Coast Guard rescued two people Thursday after their 31-foot fishing boat capsized six miles west of Longboat Key.

Manatee County dispatchers notified Coast Guard Station Cortez that the boat was taking on water and needed emergency help shortly after 8:30 p.m.

Rescuers found the boaters clinging to the hull of their boat roughly 10 minutes later.

Nobody was hurt.

The boat was towed to Bradenton Beach.

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