Mary Kate Leming

Boynton Beach

Newspaper Editor, bad librarian, cat owner, Floridian

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Boy presumed drowned while fishing at inlet with father

Jul 3, 2024 | thecoastalstar.com | Anne Geggis |Mary Kate Leming

By Anne Geggis and Mary Kate LemingRescue personnel from Palm Beach County and other local and federal agencies search for the 8-year-old boy along the north side of the Boynton Inlet. Jerry Lower/The Coastal StarPolice are investigating how a fishing outing turned tragic at Ocean Inlet Park in Boynton Beach early June 13, claiming an 8-year-old boy's life in Boynton Inlet - widely known in the boating community as one of the state's most dangerous.
Body of child recovered in inlet fishing accident early Thursday

Jun 13, 2024 | thecoastalstar.com | Anne Geggis |Mary Kate Leming

Rescue efforts off the coast of Ocean Ridge included helicopters, jet skis, boats and divers, after a boy went missing while fishing off the south jetty at Ocean Inlet Park west of State Road A1A. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal StarBy Anne Geggis and Mary Kate LemingA fishing outing turned tragic at Ocean Inlet Park in Ocean Ridge early Thursday, with multiple agencies rushing to respond to reports of a missing child presumed to have fallen into the water, only to recover his body hours later.