Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony L. Soto.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued a 59-year-old man Tuesday who was canoeing off the coast of Satellite Beach.
At 2:47 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center watchstanders received a notification from Brevard County Sheriff’s Office stating a male canoer may be in distress two miles offshore.
A Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew and a Brevard County Sheriff’s Office helicopter launched to assist.
At approximately 6:05 a.m., the RB-M crew located the man on his overturned canoe and transported him to Jetty Park where EMS was waiting.
No injuries were reported.
