Three men were rescued from a boat that had become stuck in a Mississippi lake on Black Friday.

Officials with the Bolivar County Emergency Operations Center confirmed that a team was dispatched to DeSoto Lake after receiving a report that a boat had been stuck in the mud, stranding a trio of unidentified men. Upon arrival at the scene, a multi-agency crew was unable to reach the boat due to the depth of the water.

A total of four boats then voyaged the lake in pursuit of the stranded men. Crews included emergency rescue personnel along with Coahoma County firefighters.

“Due to extremely limited visibility, it took [approximately] an hour to find the stranded boaters,” a statement from the Bolivar County Emergency Operations Center reads. “Also, due to the limited depth of the water, th

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