Couple on boat trying to ride out Hurricane Irma rescued
Associated Press
Florida sheriff's deputies rescued a couple who tried to ride out Hurricane Irma on a small sailboat.
Christine Weiss of the Martin County Sheriff's Office said a passer-by noticed the couple was in trouble Sunday. It happened just off Jensen Beach, which is on the Atlantic Coast north of Palm Beach.
Video shows a Martin County patrol boat manned by deputies John Howell and James Holloran and Detective Mathew Fritchie pulling up next to the sailboat.
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The task of helping the couple onto their boat was precarious as both boats bobbed in choppy water. Deputies then took them to shore.
They were not injured.
Florida Governor Rick Scott said the storm unprecedented, and urged people not to take the risk."Our state has never seen anything like it."
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