DATE: January 25, 2010 8:39:26 PM EST
| News Release |
Date:
Jan. 25, 2009
Contact:
Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson
(305) 318-1864
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| Vessel capsizes near Port Canaveral, 2 people missing |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Rescue crews from the Coast Guard, Brevard County Sheriff's Department and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are searching for two boaters in the Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of the Port St. John's Boat Ramp Monday after a report of a single boat accident.
Missing are Roxane Delaney, 28, and Kenneth Kelly, 29, of Sharpes, Fla.
A 25-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Canaveral, Fla., rescue boat and helicopter crews from the Brevard County Sheriff's Department and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission began searching at approximately 6:30 p.m., after notification of a capsized vessel with four people aboard.
It has been confirmed that two of the boaters swam to shore, while two remain missing.
No additional details are known at this time.
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