Coast Guard, Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office rescue two people from water near Lake Worth Inlet

Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft—Law Enforcement file photo.

MIAMI — The Coast Guard and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office rescued two people from the water near the Lake Worth Inlet, Tuesday.

At 9:16 a.m., Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet received a notification from the Palm Beach Police Department of two people being swept into the water at the Lake Worth Inlet. Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet 33-foot Special Purpose Craft Law-Enforcement crew who arrived on scene at 9:19 a.m. and rescued one person.

The PBSO rescued the other person from the water.

The Coast Guard boatcrew transferred the rescued individual to local emergency medical services for further medical care.