CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued four missing divers after an extensive search about 60 miles off the Carolina coast, the agency said Monday.
The men, who went for a dive approximately 63 miles east of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were spotted by a strobe light around 1 a.m., according to NBC affiliate WMBF. Crews launched a life raft and the men were brought to shore around 7:30 a.m.
The Coast Guard shared multiple photos of the divers being reunited with their families.
A coordinated effort to find the men was launched after Coast Guard crews received a notification that the group never resurfaced after leaving their boat Sunday afternoon.
Rescue crews from Elizabeth City, Oak Island, Charleston and Sandy Hook, New Jersey, were involved with the search.
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