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3 rescued, 1 dead on boat that went missing during Hurricane Maria

Posted at 7:52 AM, Sep 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-22 07:54:24-04

MIAMI (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard says a woman and two children were rescued from a boat that went missing off Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria, but a man died aboard the vessel.

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The Coast Guard in Miami said in a statement that a British Royal Navy helicopter hoisted three people Thursday from the capsized vessel.

The search included an HC-130 search plane, a fast response cutter, the USS Kearsage amphibious assault ship and Navy helicopters.

The names of those on the vessel were not released.