Posted on 07/26/2015 7:37:46 AM PDT by FlJoePa
Coast Guard search-and-rescue crews are searching for two missing 14-year-old boys in the vicinity of Jupiter.
Austin Stephanos (left) and Perry Cohen (right), both 14, were reported missing after not returning from a fishing trip on Friday off the coast of Jupiter, Florida.
They were last seen at approximately 1:30 p.m after purchasing $110 worth of fuel.
Officials received a report that the boys had disappeared at about 5 p.m. after they didn’t return to shore at the expected time. The Coast Guard had covered about 5,300-square nautical miles by Saturday morning.
The Palm Bay Sheriff’s Office is also providing assistance.
The boys did not pack much food or water, and were due back Friday afternoon after fishing near the Jupiter Inlet, Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Barney said.
Anyone with information on the boys’ whereabouts is asked to contact authorities.
Yea engine cover off too so it looks like they were dicking around with the engine.No power and one of those squall line waves hits you broad side and it can get hairy....hope they had on the vests?
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