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Jacksonville rescue crews are responding to a report of an overturned boat with multiple people in the water near the Dames Point Bridge on Monday.
Rescue units have pulled three people from the water, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.
The Coast Guard said the motor vessel Grand Mercury reported the overturned boat. A tugboat at Sewells Point pulled two of the three people out of the water.
The people were taken to Blount Island, where emergency personnel met them. The Coast Guard said everyone appears to be in good condition.
The Coast Guard is assessing the boat that's still in the water.
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Crews are responding to a report of an overturned boat with multiple people in the water by the Dames Point bridge
— MyJFRD (@JFRDJAX) April 23, 2018
@USCGSoutheast has pulled 3 people from the water....our boats have cancelled, but medical crews are heading that way to check everyone out
— MyJFRD (@JFRDJAX) April 23, 2018
CRASH: on the @DamesPtBridge NB blocking the right lane per FDOT. #WOKVtraffic
— WOKV News (@WOKVNews) April 23, 2018
The Coast Guard pulled three people from the water. We can see them pulling a boat in the water @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/FLtaZLz7SJ
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) April 23, 2018
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