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2 Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near Bethel Island

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May 10, 2008 1:02 pm US/Pacific

2 Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near Bethel Island

BETHEL ISLAND (BCN) ― Two men were rescued from waters near Bethel Island Saturday morning after their boat capsized, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The men, both in their 40s, were riding in a 23-foot ski boat when they apparently crashed into the Bethel Island levee, Coast Guard Petty Officer Danielle Couture said.

Both were ejected into the water at about 5 a.m., and rescued about 45 minutes later, Couture said. The boat sunk.

The men were sent to a nearby hospital, Couture said. One was experiencing hypothermia and the other hurt his leg, she said.

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