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Video: 2 boaters rescued after catamaran crashes into piling, snaps mast near Florida bridge
['Olivia Stephens']
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MANATEE COUNTY, Fla.- A pair of boaters were rescued Monday after a catamaran lost control in Florida's Intracoastal Waterway and crashed into a piling near the Manatee Avenue Bridge, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
WATCH: DEPUTIES PERFORM 'CLOSE CALL' RESCUE OF SNORKELERS SWEPT AWAY BY STRONG CURRENT OFF FLORIDA BEACHThe impact snapped the 30-foot vessel's mast, leaving the two stranded until rescue crews arrived.
One of the boaters suffered a minor head injury, officials said.
"Summer thunderstorms can develop quickly, turning a day on the water into a dangerous situation in minutes," the Manatee County Sheriff's Office wrote on Facebook regarding the incident.
The crew then guides the stranded occupants through the water and onto the rescue boat.