12-year old boy reports, Coast Guard rescues parents after kayaks overturn near Point No Point, Washington

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/20/2017 08:24 PM EDT

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News Release  

August 20, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest
Contact: 13th District Public Affairs
Office: (206) 220-7237
After Hours: (206) 251-3237

12-year-old boy calls 911, Coast Guard rescues parents after kayaks overturn near Point No Point, Washington

 

SEATTLE -- A Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit (MFPU) Bangor boat crew rescued two adults after their kayaks overturned near Point No Point in Washington, Sunday.

The couple’s 12-year-old son contacted 911 on a cell phone and Coast Guard boat crews rescued and safely transferred the kayakers to local emergency medical service personnel waiting in Kingston.

At 3:40 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound watchstanders received a report from Kitsap Emergency Dispatch personnel stating that a woman overturned her kayak after attempting to assist her husband, who was also in the water.

The MFPU boat crew arrived on scene aboard a 64-foot Special Purpose Craft-Screening Vessel to assist and transferred the mother, father and son to a Coast Guard Station Seattle boat crew aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, who transported the mariners to Kingston at approximately 4:30 p.m.

All three mariners were wearing lifejackets at the time of the rescue.

 

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