ANNA MARIA, Fla. — Two boaters were rescued Sunday when their boat started taking on water.
The Coast Guard and a crew with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office marine unit traveled about 2 miles west of Bean Point, located near Anna Maria, to help the stranded boaters, according to a news release.
The boat, a 35-foot vessel called "Last Lap," will undergo a salvage operation, the Coast Guard said.
Both boaters were taken to U.S. Coast Guard Station Cortez in Bradenton, where family met them.
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