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2 people swim to shore after boat capsizes near Catalina

Valerie Osier
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Reports of a capsized boat near the Ben Weston Beach on Catalina Island initially sent rescue crews in search of two people who’d been aboard at about 10:40 Saturday morning.

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While county lifeguards were responding to the area, the Coast Guard informed them that the two people made it to the beach safely and the rescue was canceled, Ed Pickett, supervisor for Los Angeles County Fire Dispatch, said.
Both people were uninjured, he said.[/size]

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MARINE DISASTER MINOR | West End #Catalina Island | Pacific Ocean Zone 7A | Reports of a capsized vessel with at least 2 people in the water. & COPT19 with 2 Blue Water Rescuers from Dive Team 1 responding. This is the “Weston Incident”. #WestonIC

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11:21 AM - Jul 20, 2019 · Santa Monica, CA
Wonder how that happened? Not a scenario I ever want to find myself in.
(07-21-2019, 06:12 PM)So.Cali Wrote: [ -> ]Wonder how that happened? Not a scenario I ever want to find myself in.

That island can be friend or foe. Yes me either