The Coast Guard responded to a report of an overturned 18-foot recreational vessel near Des Moines Wednesday evening, March 31st.
According to the Coast Guard, authorities were notified after a person on shore spotted the overturned boat and called 911 at approximately 7:20 p.m.
The Coast Guard launched an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles, and a response boat from Station Seattle to search the area for possible people in the water.
A South King County Fire and Rescue marine unit crew was first on scene and removed four people from the water at 7:35 p.m.
Conditions of the survivors is unknown, as is the cause of the vessel overturning.
Thank God they were pulled from the water within 15 minutes! Guess it doesn’t take much time to die of exposure in Puget Sound waters. Boaters – please be careful!