Two boaters rescued by Coast Guard after becoming stranded near Hopedale
ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Coast Guard rescued two stranded boaters near Hopedale, Louisiana, on Saturday, April 20, after their boat became disabled.
Coast Guard officials said watchstanders received a report of “two overdue boaters” on a 23-foot boat in Hopedale around 10:30 p.m. on Friday.
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A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and a response boat crew were then dispatched to the area to search for the boaters.
According to the Coast Guard, the boaters were found stranded in a disabled boat on Saturday morning.
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They said crews transported the boaters onto the helicopter and brought them to Hopedale Marina in St. Bernard Parish, where they were last reported to be in stable condition.
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