Was Austin and Perry ever found?
Austin Stephanos was 14 years old when he disappeared at sea while boating with his friend, Perry Cohen, six years ago this Saturday. The boat the teens took out of the Jupiter Inlet was recovered, but they never were.
What happened to boys lost at sea?
The boys’ missing boat and iPhone were recovered in 2016 off of Bermuda. Work through the AustinBlu Foundation began in 2017 to create a statue in their memory. The Stephanos family installed it at the inlet to stand as a memorial for all of the lives lost at sea.
What happened to Perry J Cohen?
Perry Cohen is a 14-year-old boy who went missing at sea on July 24, 2015. After an exhaustive eight-day, 55,000 square nautical mile search, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) suspended their efforts at sunset on July 31, 2015.
Did they find the missing boaters in Florida?
A South Florida boater who spent days reportedly missing at sea has been found alive, but now a human smuggling investigation is underway. A South Florida boater who spent days reportedly missing at sea has been found alive, but now a human smuggling investigation is underway, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Wednesday.
What is the AustinBlu Memorial?
Now, a monument honoring them and all those lost at sea stands at the Jupiter Inlet. The monument was created by the AustinBlu Foundation, a foundation that promotes boat safety. It was created in honor of Austin Stephanos. Austin and his friend, Perry Cohen, left for a day on the boat on July 22, 2015.
Where did they find Austin and Perry boat?
The boat that the boys were operating was originally discovered on July 26, 2015 near Daytona Beach, Florida and the Coast Guard attached a data-marker buoy to the boat and left to continue to search for Cohen and Stephanos. It was re-discovered on March 18, 2016 about one-hundred-miles from Bermuda.