Two boaters were 'fending off sharks' when they were rescued by the Coast Guard after their fishing boat sank.
Three boaters were reported missing after failing to return home. The Coast Guard found them wearing life jackets and"fending off sharks."The Coast Guard came to the rescue just in the nick of time Sunday, helping three Louisiana boaters who were found stranded in the Atlantic Ocean"fending off sharks" as rescuers arrived. that the boaters were on a fishing trip that went awry when their 24-foot boat sank around 10 a.m. Saturday.
The Coast Guard arrived Sunday afternoon with a helicopter and a boat."The boatcrew arrived on scene and witnessed two of the boaters fending off sharks, along with injuries to both boater's hands," according to a Coast Guard statement.
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