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Coast Guard finds capsized boat belonging to missing teens

Published  July 26, 2015 4:23pm EDT
Florida
FOX 35 Orlando

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed it has found a capsized boat off Ponce Inlet in Volusia County belonging to two missing teens last seen in Jupiter, Fla.

The Coast Guard said it was the boat Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, both 14 years old, were last seen on Friday. 

They were headed for the Bahamas in the single-engine 19-foot boat. 

A Customs and Border Patrol plane joined the search Saturday night off the coast of Melbourne. 

The Coast Guard said the boat was found 67 nautical miles off Ponce Inlet.