Woman dies, man rescued after sailboat runs aground near San Juan Islands

A antheral and pistillate had to beryllium rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard connected Monday nighttime aft their sailboat ran aground.

The U.S. Coast Guard said Puget Sound watchstanders received a mayday telephone via VHF vigor from the sailboat skipper astir 7 p.m.

He said the sailboat was disabled and drifting toward land.

The Coast Guard said snowy conditions and 25 to 30 mph winds with four- to six-foot seas were reported arsenic the on-scene weather.

The bid centre launched a rescue vessel from Station Bellingham on with an aircrew successful a chopper from Air Station Port Angeles.

The Coast Guard said that arsenic they were attempting the rescue, the sailboat ran aground. After the mast of the vas collapsed, the aircrew lowered a rescue swimmer to scope the couple.

The rescue swimmer was capable to find the antheral and hoist him connected to the rescue vessel and the chopper unit guided the vessel to the woman’s determination successful the water.

She was recovered unconscious, the Coast Guard said ,and the rescue unit instantly began CPR erstwhile she was hoisted into the boat.

The pistillate was flown successful the chopper to St. Joesph Medical Center successful Bellingham. Sadly, she succumbed to her injuries, the Coast Guard said.

The antheral was taken backmost to basal and transferred via crushed ambulance to the aforesaid hospital.

A Coast Guard subordinate injured during the rescue was transported to the infirmary for valuation and released aboriginal that night.