CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After a two-day search, a 62-year-old Florida boater was found Sunday clinging to his capsized vessel, the Coast Guard said.
Stuart Bee was found alive and holding on to his 32-foot Sea Ray boat about 86 miles from Cape Canaveral, the Coast Guard said. His condition was not immediately known.
#BREAKING: Stuart Bee, 62, has been located alive clinging to his capsized 32-foot Sea Ray about 86 miles offshore of #PortCanaveral #Florida by the motor vessel Angeles. @USCG crews are en route to remove him from the Angeles and transport him back to land. #HappeningNow pic.twitter.com/35t0eabGzZ
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) November 29, 2020
Bee was reported missing Friday.
A crew member aboard the container ship Angeles saw Bee floating in the Atlantic on Sunday. The Coast Guard was headed to the container ship to take Bee back to shore.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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