A boat with a woman and 3 children, including a toddler, capsized in the Florida Keys
A Good Samaritan responding to a U.S. Coast Guard alert got a woman and three children out of waters near Sombero Key Saturday after their catamaran capsized.
The Coast Guard said Key West watchstanders got a report of a 20-foot capsized boat with four people aboard near Sombrero Key and sent out an Urgent Marine Safety Information Broadcast. That drew a Good Samaritan, who pulled the foursome — Marvelynn Bass, 51; Josh Owens, 14; Amber Owens, 12; and Martin Bowens, 2 — out of the water. All wore their life jackets.
A Coast Guard Special Purpose Craft from Marathon arrived to take the four to the Key West station. None had injuries, the Coast Guard said.
This story was originally published July 14, 2019 at 10:54 AM.
David J. Neal
Miami Herald