Two Florida teenagers who went missing while paddleboarding in Cedar Key on Monday have been found safe, according to the Levy County Sheriff's Office.
A pair of shivering 16-year-old girls stranded on a tiny paddleboard were plucked from the sea after more than 16 hours adrift off the Florida coast. The harrowing ordeal for the two teens ended Tuesday when volunteers found them clinging to the flimsy craft — cold and frightened but safe, Fox affiliate The girls were seen paddling toward Cedar Key from Alsena Otie on a black and white board around 4 p.
m. on Monday before they were blown out to sea, according toTwo teen girls were cold and shivering but safe after being stuck on a paddleboard for 16 hours in Florida.They were reported missing, prompting a search of the waters — until they were finally found on Tuesday afternoon near the coast of Porpoise Point, about 14 miles away from where they started. Joshua Riibe detained in PR as his frustrated dad tells reporters to leave them alone after Pitt student's disappearanceNewly revealed texts show skin-crawling messages married teacher allegedly sent 15-year-old student she's accused of raping The heroes who rescued the girls — identified as Will Pauling, Alex Jeffries and Russell Coon — said the two teens were “cold, cut and dehydrated,” WOFL said. “They were holding on to each other, shivering, their feet and hands were pretty cut up,” Pauling told the outlet. “The girls even said they had a few helicopters fly over with spotlights and they got missed by just a few feet with those spotlights throughout the night.”The Levy County Sheriff’s Office said the two 16-year-old girls were paddling off the coast when they disappeared around 4 p.m. Monday.According to Jeffries, the stranded teens looked like “a speck” when they first spotted them.Scott Tummond, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said the girls will be just fine. “They weathered the storm on probably the most ill-equipped watercraft out there,” Tummond said. “Strong girls. Their resilience is amazing.” Joshua Riibe detained in PR as his frustrated dad tells reporters to leave them alone after Pitt student's disappearanceNewly revealed texts show skin-crawling messages married teacher allegedly sent 15-year-old student she's accused of rapingTrump ties for highest approval he's ever had — as more Americans say US is on right track than any time in 20 years: pollEllen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi celebrate 20th anniversary after leaving the US post-electionPaige DeSorbo Candidly Details What Led To Craig Conover Breakup In ‘Summer House After Show’: “Anytime I Had A Career Milestone, He Found A Way To Make It About Him”Sunny Hostin Confronts Chuck Schumer On ‘The View’ As She Accuses Him Of Failing To Fight Against Trump And MuskTwo teen girls were cold and shivering but safe after being stuck on a paddleboard for 16 hours in Florida.The Levy County Sheriff's Office said the two 16-year-old girls were paddling off the coast when they disappeared around 4 p.m. Monday.
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