2 Dead, 10 Missing After Boat Overturns In Keys

May 28, 2021 4:18 am

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) – Officials say two people are dead and 10 others are missing after their boat overturned near the Florida Keys. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a location several miles off Key West around 1 p.m. Thursday. Officials say crews rescued eight people and pulled two bodies from the water. Two Coast Guard cutters and several small boats continued to search the area Thursday evening for the missing passengers. There was no immediate sign of the overturned boat. The Coast Guard said the survivors reported they left Puerto de Mariel, Cuba, on Sunday and capsized Wednesday evening.