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Boat capsizes off Coquina Key, leaving 1 injured and 3 rescued

Boat capsizes off Coquina Key, leaving 1 injured and 3 rescued
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The US Coast Guard rescued four passengers and a dog after their boat capsized off Coquina Key on Saturday.

Coquina Key is between Pinellas Point and downtown St. Petersburg on Tampa Bay.

According to a USCG Twitter post, Coast Guardsmen from Sector St. Petersburg responded to the incident at 7 p.m.

According to the Coast Guard, a good Samaritan rescued two people and a dog after their vessel capsized off Coquina Key.

One person was injured in the capsizing.

The cause of the capsizing is under investigation.