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Missing diver rescued by good Samaritan boat

Posted at 6:54 PM, Sep 02, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-02 18:54:20-04

LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan vessel rescued a missing diver on Sunday, 1 mile north of the Lake Worth Inlet.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a report that 33-year-old Nabiel Babar was missing from a 36-foot dive boat.

A good Samaritan vessel responded stating they had spotted Babar.

The boatcrew pulled Babar from the water and returned him to the dive boat with no reported injuries.