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Carriere Fire Chief Tom Wagner said the two teens, Nathan and Emily Robin of Carriere, were boating Saturday on the Pearl River when their motor lost power.

After the boat motor quit, the juveniles were adrift in the swift current of the Pearl River, a press release from the department states.

Pine Grove and Carriere Volunteer Fire Departments were dispatched to the Walkiah Bluff boat launch where they met with deputies from the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department and two fire fighters from the Poplarville Fire Department, Wagner said.

The juveniles called their father with a cell phone, but with spotty cell phone coverage in that area, the call was lost, Wagner said. Worried, the father called 911 at about 4:41 p.m. to alert emergency personnel to the situation.

Chief David Hribar of Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department directed river operations, assisted by rescue boats from Pine Grove, Carriere and Southeast Fire Departments.

The juveniles were found within an hour of emergency personnel arriving on scene, Wagner said.

Residents planning to go boating should take a set of oars, life jackets and a cell phone with them for safety. It is also a good idea to let family members and friends know the destination and a tentative time of return.

Carriere Volunteer Fire Department will take events of the incident and critique it, Wagner said. That will involve pointing out the things that went well, and working on the things that did not. Pictures and reports collected during the incident will be used to help with the critique, which will be attended by Sheriff David Allison, the release states.