SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Sixteen people were rescued along the Northern California coast over the weekend in five separate incidents, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) announced Monday.
The first rescue unfolded on Friday when a 16-foot boat became grounded on mud in the San Pablo Bay. A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescued three people off of the boat, officials said.
Two rescues occurred on Saturday, USCG said. In the morning, Coast Guard Station Monterey crew members heard a diver’s distress whistle near the station’s pier. The crew rescued the diver before emergency medical services arrived on scene.
On Saturday afternoon, a 21-foot boat became disabled in the vicinity of Baker Beach in San Francisco. The Coast Guard utilized a 47-foot Motor Life Boat to tow the boat with four people aboard to safety.
On Sunday afternoon, five people were rescued from their 24-foot boat that became disabled 1 mile west of Point Reyes National Seashore’s Kehoe Beach. The Coast Guard responded to a second rescue Sunday afternoon after a 25-foot boat became disabled 20 miles west of Point Reyes. Three people were rescued in the second incident, USCG said.
The five incidents came before a boat capsized Monday near Bodega Bay. According to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, one person died and four others who were on board were rescued.
