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Asian American Teen Rescued from Sinking Boat with Two Others

Florida Fishing Boat Rescue
Photo from Monroe County Sheriff Office

 
Two brothers and a quick thinking Asian American teenager are back on dry land after being rescued Tuesday from a sinking fishing boat two miles off the Florida Keys.
 
Their small vessel began to take on water and the three who describe themselves as strong swimmers quickly abandoned ship jumping into the water, reports ABC News.
 
18-year-old Brent Shishido managed to keep his cell phone dry, keeping his hand above the water, and called 911.
 
“We’re in the middle of the ocean. We flipped the boat,” the boys calmly told the emergency dispatcher.
 
A picture taken by one of the rescuers showed the boys sitting atop the flipped boat.
 
The boys said they kept calm, making jokes to each other about cannibalism.
 
The boys are from the Yorba Linda area of Southern California.
 
You can watch an interview with the boys in the clip below from CBS LA.
 


 
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