1 dead, search suspended for 3 missing after boat capsizes in Florida

The search for at least three people who went missing after an 18-foot boat capsized in Jacksonville, Florida, killing one person, was suspended Saturday night.

The search for at least three people who went missing after an 18-foot boat capsized in Jacksonville, Florida, killing one person, was suspended Saturday night.

The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department responded to a report of a capsized vessel with multiple people in the water near Goat Island on St. Johns River around 8 p.m. Friday, Capt. Eric Prosswimmer told NBC News.

Four people were on top of the boat and four more were possibly underneath it, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, which also responded to the incident. The four on top of the boat were rescued from the water, the Coast Guard said.

One of those pulled from the river, possibly part of the group under the vessel, was “unresponsive," the agency said.

“One of the four missing was found and unfortunately was deceased,” Prosswimme said. Officials did not identify the victim.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1-dead-3-missing-boat-capsizes-jacksonville-florida-rcna197607

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