Four individuals missing after boat overturns on St. Johns River in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One person is dead and three other people are missing, including children, after a boat capsized on Jacksonville’s Mill Cove, according to a spokesperson with the Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department. 

JFRD Capt. Eric Prosswimmer said crews responded to a call of a capsized boat near the Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville around 8 p.m. Friday with multiple people in the water.

JFRD responded with four rescue boats to the scene, finding four people still onboard the overturned boat and rescuing them from the water. 

Prosswimmer said crews were told four other people were still missing, including two children, and a search began. 

First responders with JFRD, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Wildlife Commission, and others were on scene searching, finding one person dead near the boat.

JFRD was unable to give the age of the victim.

Three other people are still missing.

The Coast Guard and other agencies will continue searching overnight, while JFRD crews will resume the search Saturday morning, Prosswimmer said.

According to Prosswimmer, early indications show life jackets weren’t used onboard the 18-foot boat. 

This is a breaking news story. First Coast News will update this story with more information as it becomes available.