Coast Guard crews searching for 3 near Cape May, N.J.

CAPE MAY, N.J. - The Coast Guard is searching for three people after the 44-foot fishing boat they were aboard sank 20 miles east of Cape May Wednesday.

The Coast Guard received an electronic position indicating radio beacon transmission at 7:35 p.m. from The Seatractor.

A rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., arrived on scene and found an empty life raft. They are continuing to search where the EPIRB transmission originated.

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