Coast Guard small boat crew rescues missing teenagers

DATE: June 23, 2009 23:23:07 CST

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: June 23, 2009 Contact: PA3 Stephen Lehmann (618) 225-9008
Coast Guard boat crew rescues missing teenagers
MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard located and rescued a 19-year-old male and an 18-year-old female who became adrift on a raft in the vicinity of Pensacola Pass on the evening of Tuesday, June 23, 2009. The Coast Guard received the initial report at approximately 9:30 p.m. from a friend of the missing teenagers who had become worried when they hadn't returned to their original launch site. Coast Guard Station Pensacola launched a 25-foot rescue boat and crew, who found and rescued the teenagers at approximately 10:15 p.m. No medical attention was required. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.