Crime & Safety
2 Washington State Residents Among Injured In CA Boat Crash
The incident began around 11:05 p.m. when officers and fire personnel responded to a report of sailboat in distress.
PACIFICA, CA -- Four people were hospitalized with minor injuries late Saturday night after their boat drifted onto shore at a Pacifica beach, police said. The incident began around 11:05 p.m. when officers and fire personnel responded to a report of sailboat in distress near Linda Mar Beach.
There, they found that a 33-foot sailboat had run aground on the beach.
The boat's occupants were described as a 24-year-old Spokane, Washington woman, a 33-year-old Crescent City man, a 49-year-old Long Creek, Oregon woman and a 20-year-old woman also from Spokane, Washington.
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The four received medical assistance at the scene and were then taken to a hospital, police said.
The boat's owners said they were experiencing engine problems before the boat drifted ashore, according to police.
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