The United States Coast Guard has joined local authorities in the search for a third individual who remains missing after a distress call was reported off the coast of the Cooper Jack Bay area in Providenciales on Saturday.
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RT&CIPF) stated that shortly after 3:00 PM, the Police Control Room received a report of a vessel in distress. The boat, which had departed from Cooper Jack Bay, experienced engine failure and began taking on water at the bow.
Three males, including a 9-year-old child, were onboard the vessel. Thanks to the swift response of volunteers and the RT&CIPF Marine Unit, two individuals—a man in his mid-twenties and the minor—were successfully rescued and transported to Cheshire Hall Medical Center for medical evaluation.
Efforts to locate the third individual, who remains unaccounted for, are ongoing.
The search operation involves multiple agencies, including the RT&CIPF, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Air Support Unit, the Department of Fisheries, and volunteer groups.
Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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