BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A family is back on land after being rescued from Florida’s southwest coast.
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The Coast Guard shared a video of Saturday’s rescue near Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island.
It says the group’s 28-foot boat overturned and started sinking.
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Rescuers said the boaters used strobe lights to signal they were in trouble.
When they got there, they were all wearing life jackets and holding onto coolers.
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They were flown to a nearby airport for treatment.
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