Coast Guard Searches for Dad, 3 Teens Missing Off Florida Coast

A relative called the Coast Guard Tuesday to report the man and his children left Sarasota at 7 a.m. Sunday and hadn't returned

A sailboat containing a father and his three teenage children vanished off the coast of Florida. The Coast Guard searched for them through Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, NBC News reported.

The group was on a 29-foot vessel when it went missing near Englewood, on the Gulf of Mexico side of the state. It was last seen Sunday morning, according to the Coast Guard.

By 5 a.m. ET on Wednesday, authorities said there was still no sign of the family. The missing included boys aged 13 and 15 and their 17-year-old sister.

A relative called the Coast Guard Tuesday to report the man and his children left Sarasota at 7 a.m. Sunday and hadn't returned.

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