While conducting the rescue, the boat ran aground and the sailboat’s mast collapsed, the Coast Guard said. A rescue swimmer ...

“As Coast Guard crews were attempting the rescue, the sailboat ran aground,” the release continued. “After the mast of the vessel collapsed, the aircrew was able to lower the rescue swimmer ...

Later, a Coast Guard rescue crew arrived at the wreckage site and lowered two rescue swimmers to investigate, The Associated Press reported. During the news conference, the Coast Guard said that ...

the Coast Guard said. A rescue swimmer was then sent down from the helicopter to save the two people aboard the boat. Once the man was on the rescue boat, the helicopter crew discovered the woman ...

Coast Guard spokesperson Mike Salerno said rescue crews located the plane by helicopter while scouring over the aircraft’s last known location and lowered two rescue swimmers to investigate.

“As Coast Guard crews were attempting the rescue, the sailboat ran aground,” the release continued. “After the mast of the vessel collapsed, the aircrew was able to lower the rescue swimmer to reach ...