Authorities spent 17 hours searching after the vessel capsized on the St. Johns River on March 21
After a boat carrying eight passengers capsized in Florida, one person was found dead and four were taken to safety. The remaining three, including two children, are still missing — but authorities have officially called off the search.
On Friday, March 21, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received a report of a vessel that had overturned on the St. Johns River, and sent FWC officers to the scene at around 8 p.m. local time, according to Jacksonville outlet WJXT .
The United States Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville also received a report about the overturned boat, which it described as 18 feet in length. Four people were on top of the vessel, while the other four were underneath. None of the boaters were reportedly wearing lifejackets, according to the U.S. Coast Guard …