Man rescued from partially submerged jon boat after more than 24 hours out at sea
A 25-year-old man was rescued from a partially submerged jon boat after more than 24 hours at sea off the coast of Florida, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A man was rescue d from a partially submerged jon boat after more than 24 hours at sea off the coast of Florida, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The boater -- 25-year-old Charles Gregory -- was last seen departing in the 12-foot jon boat on Thursday night, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast. The Coast Guard said its Jacksonville watchstanders received a report from his family Friday evening that Gregory had not returned to Lighthouse Park Boat Ramp in St. Augustine, prompting the search. The U.S. Coast Guard released footage of the rescue of a man from a partially submerged boat 12 miles offshore of St. Augustine, Florida, on Aug. 5, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard MORE: Coast Guard rescues 2 from capsized boat off Georgia coast After searching through the night, an aircrew eventually spotted Gregory Saturday morning "sitting in his ...