A missing Florida boater was rescued Wednesday after being lost at sea for three days, officials said.
The Marco Island Police Department said the coordinated search and rescue mission ended on Oct. 28 when the missing boater was located approximately 16 miles southwest of Coon Key Pass.
The U.S. Coast Guard had requested assistance from the Marco Island Police Marine Unit, Marco Island Fire Rescue’s Fireboat 50, and the Collier County Marine Unit after watchstanders lost communication with the boater on Oct. 27.
By the time the vessel was found, the missing mariner had spent three days at sea in “extremely rough conditions,” police said…