AUGUSTINE — The US Coast Guard rescued a 25-yr-old male Saturday who was reported lacking immediately after failing to return to a boat ramp in St. Augustine, Florida, for approximately two days.
Charles Gregory was noticed by an aircrew in a HC-130 Hercules plane, the Coast Guard said in a information release, sitting down in his partly submerged 12-foot jon boat Saturday early morning about 12 miles offshore. He was gained by EMS at Vilano Beach Fishing Pier soon after staying pulled from the drinking water by boat crews. He did not have any health care considerations, the Coast Guard said.
“We are delighted about the consequence in this circumstance and I would like to thank all of our community and point out partners who were greatly concerned in searching for Charles and bringing him residence to his family members,” Coastline Guard Sector Jacksonville Commander Nick Barrow and the research and rescue mission coordinator said in the release.
“While this circumstance resulted in rescuing Charles from a lifestyle-threatening situation, it highlights the great importance of having safety gear onboard and getting well prepared for the worst,” Barrow explained. “If you system to head out on the water, remember to have a daily life jacket, VHF marine grade radio, signaling devices and an unexpected emergency particular locator beacon to contact very first responders in case you are in need of support.”
Gregory was very last noticed Thursday night time, the Coast Guard explained in an earlier release, leaving the Lighthouse Park Boat Ramp in the jon boat – a kind of little, lightweight and flat-bottomed vessel. His loved ones on Friday evening informed Coastline Guard Sector Jacksonville he experienced not returned.
Footage of the rescue produced by the Coastline Guard shows Gregory seated in the inundated boat, its bow dipping beneath the surface area of the water, before rescue crews achieved him.
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