The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people from Tennessee after their boat capsized yesterday several miles off Florida’s Gulf Coast. The boaters called saying their fishing boat was taking on water and they needed help. A helicopter crew located the men wearing life jackets and clinging to the capsized boat. They rescued Karim Odeh, Mark LaRoche and Kevin LaRoche, all of Cookeville. The crew hoisted them into the helicopter and took them to Tampa General Hospital for further evaluation. They had been in the water for about an hour. There was no additional update on their conditions.

(picture courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)