The U.S. Coast Guard plucked more than two dozen high school students from the waters of Long Island Sound on Wednesday after their boat capsized in Westport, Connecticut. (Dreamstime/TNS)
(Tribune News Service) — The U.S. Coast Guard plucked more than two dozen high school students from the waters of Long Island Sound on Wednesday after their boat capsized in Westport, Connecticut.
The Coast Guard was called at around 5:40 p.m. for a report of a capsized boat near Compo Beach and found multiple people in the water, WFSB reported. Seven boats from various local agencies raced to the area as well, according to the outlet.
It took about half an hour to rescue the 27 high school students and two adults, with the last person pulled from the water at 6:15 p.m. For a harrowing few minutes, one high schooler was missing, but was located soon after. No one was hospitalized or suffered serious injuries.
The boat had collided with another, sending the occupants tumbling into Long Island Sound, the Coast Guard told WTNH, noting it was owned by Westport’s Saugatuck Rowing Company.
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