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Conditions were rough for small crafts near Cedar Key Monday, when the girls went missing. Before they were found Tuesday, air temperatures were around 40 degrees.
CEDAR KEY, Fla. — The paddle boarders who went missing Monday were originally supposed to paddle from Atsena Otie Key to Cedar Key, which is about a 1 mile trip north. Instead, they ended up around 15 miles to the southeast.
The 16 year old girls were last seen around 4 p.m. before their rescue Tuesday morning. Looking at conditions around 4 p.m. Monday, waters were rough. There was a small craft advisory in place and seas were 2-to-3 feet in height. The winds were blowing out of the west-northwest around 18 mph and a 27 mph gust was clocked on the Cedar Key buoy. Water temperatures were 66 degrees and the air temperature at 4 p.m. was 61 degrees. Tuesday morning, the low was near 40 degrees.
The sheriff’s office announced the news in a Facebook post, adding that the girls were found “cold, but otherwise healthy!”
