MELBOURNE, Fla. — The Coast Guard is searching for two 14-year-old fishermen last seen in the Atlantic waters off Jupiter.
Authorities say Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen did not return as scheduled Friday from a fishing trip. The pair was last seen buying fuel Friday afternoon in the Jupiter area.
The teens had been fishing from a 19-foot vessel with a single engine center console.
The Coast Guard issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and launched an HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter out of Air Station Miami along with boatcrews from Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet and Station Fort Pierce.
Coast Guard air and sea search-and-rescue crews have covered more than 5,300 square nautical miles, including waters as far north as Melbourne.
The Coast Guard intends to search throughout the day for the missing teens.
WFTV
