By Associated Press - Friday, August 17, 2018

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Coast Guard has rescued two men found clinging to an overturned watercraft near the Ben Franklin Bridge.

The Coast Guard says it launched a 26-foot (8-meter) response boat after it received a call about the men in the water around 11:30 a.m. Friday. They were taken to a nearby boat ramp.

No injuries were reported.



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