2 dead, 10 possibly missing after boat overturns in Florida
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Two people are dead and 10 are still possibly missing after a boat overturned in 18 miles southwest of Key West, Florida.
The US Coast Guard rescued eight people Thursday afternoon around 1 p.m., the military branch said in a tweet.
Two bodies were discovered and crews are searching for a possible 10 people still missing.
When crews arrived on the scene there was no boat to be found, but those rescued said they were on a boat that flipped, said Petty Officer Jose Hernandez, a USCG spokesperson.
The Coast Guard has two cutters and other units in the area performing search and rescue operations for the people still missing in the water, Hernandez said.