Video shows Coast Guard save family in helicopter rescue mission near vacation destination
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Three people – including a child – were rescued by the Florida Coast Guard earlier this week after their sailing vessel became partially submerged near the Bahamas, according to authorities. 

A good Samaritan called the Coast Guard Seventh District watchstanders around midnight on Monday to report a “family in distress” in the waters of Plana Cays, located approximately 350 nautical miles from the southeastern coast of the Sunshine State. 

The two adults and an 8-year-old child were located aboard a life raft at approximately 7 a.m. by the guardsmen of the Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter

The U.S. Coast Guard used helicopter rescue baskets to lift the three family members to safety. (iStock)

“We urge mariners to carry a radio and an emergency distress beacon in case they find themselves in a similar situation,” Boyle added. “It could help save their lives.”

The U.S. Coast Guard did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

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