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Boaters Safe after Distress Call

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Eleven people are safe after calling for help when their boat was in distress.
 
The Coast Guard tells NBC26 the call for help came in around 8:00 PM Wednesday.
 
The boat was about a half mile Northeast of Long-Tail Point near the shipping channel in the Bay of Green Bay. 
 
Six children and five adults were on board.
 
The Brown County Sheriff's Department sent an escort boat to help the distressed boat back to shore.