Coast Guard, good Samaritan respond to capsized vessel near Brunswick
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/25/2019 06:44 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville |
Coast Guard, good Samaritan respond to capsized vessel near Brunswick
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan responded to a report of a capsized vessel and recovered two people from the water near Brunswick, Georgia, Monday.
At approximately 1:40 p.m., a Coast Guard Station Brunswick 45-foot Response Boat—Medium boat crew recovered one person from the water and a good Samaritan crew recovered a second person, who was reported unconscious.
The boaters were transported to Station Brunswick where EMS was waiting.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Charleston received a report of a capsized 17-foot jon boat with two people in the water.
The cause of the vessel's capsizing is under investigation.
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