7 rescued after boat sinks off Florida Keys

Seven people were fished from the water off the Florida Keys Sunday, almost a day after their boat sank, leaving one elderly woman dead, authorities said.The U.S. Coast Guard in Miami said the group's recreational boat capsized in rough waters about noon Saturday and sank, The Miami Herald reported.A passing boater spotted three of the victims about 8 a.m. Sunday and contacted the Coast Guard. The rest of the group had floated 4 miles from the others. Those rescued included a 4-year-old girl."Our understanding is that they used something like a cooler to keep the girl above water," Petty Officer Second Class Nick Ameen told the newspaper."The weather was not favorable at all for boating over the weekend. It's also pretty amazing that the group was able to tread water for so long in those rough seas."The name of the victims, including the 80-year-old woman who drowned, had not been released. The woman's body had not been recovered.