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3 Missing Boaters Found Safe After Boat Found Disabled Off Hudson

The Coast Guard said a good Samaritan picked up the three boaters before the Coast Guard discovered their empty, disabled boat.

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The Coast Guard said a good Samaritan picked up the three boaters before the Coast Guard discovered their empty, disabled boat.
The Coast Guard said a good Samaritan picked up the three boaters before the Coast Guard discovered their empty, disabled boat. (U.S. Coast Guard)

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — Three people found safe after being reported missing off the coast of New Port Richey early Friday morning.

The U.S. Coast Guard station in Sand Key responded and found their disabled boat about 30 miles off the coast of Hudson.

Chance Mercier, Alex Miller and Lydia Douglas were last seen getting on a 21-foot white and blue recreational boat at 2:40 a.m.

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The Coast Guard later learned that the three boaters had been picked up and taken to shore by a good Samaritan.

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