BILOXI, Miss — The U.S. Coast Guard located four boaters who were reported missing after not returning from a boating trip. They are all in stable condition.
The USCG says it received a call around 4:27 a.m. Tuesday from a family friend of the overdue boaters who said that two adults and two children aboard a 19-foot red and white Mako skiff had been expected back around 8 p.m. Monday but hadn't returned.
The missing boaters were identified as 42-year-old Victoria Elizabeth Farr, 37-year-old Richard Allen, 12-year-old Piper Nicole Farr, and 11-year-old Chase Jaxon Craig.
The group's truck and trailer had been left at the Lake Mars Pier in Biloxi, Miss. The Coast Guard launched search crews including response boats and an aircrew.
WLOX reported that crews found the missing boaters just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday in the Gulfport ship channel.
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