NEAR TURKS AND CAICOS, Fla. (WSVN) — A U.S. Coast Guard crew came to the rescue of a man after his sailboat sank off Turks and Caicos.
According to officials, rescuers found 66-year-old Robert Petersen six miles southwest of Big Sand Cay, just before noon, Friday.
#BreakingNews @USCG rescues St. Thomas mariner 6 miles southwest of Turks and Caicos. Find out more here https://t.co/co1Byfb48g pic.twitter.com/oKcXtbZrJN
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) June 29, 2018
Petersen, a St. Thomas resident, had escaped on a life raft after his 36-foot vessel started sinking.
A helicopter crew picked him up and took him back to shore on Turks and Caicos.
He was not injured.
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