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Coast Guard rescues boaters

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By WTOC staff

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - The Coast Guard rescued a three people in a disabled boat from the Darien River overnight.

Just after 11pm Wednesday, the Coast Guard recieved a call that three people were stranded after their boat broke down.

The Coast Guard says John Rebush hit something in the water. A Coast Guard helicopter transported one of the boaters to a hospital with a possible broken ankle.

The two other boaters were brought ashore in good condition.

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