WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued five people whose boat overturned in the waters of the Oregon Inlet on Tuesday.
The five people are being treated for hypothermia, according to a news release.
It was around 5:25 p.m. when the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a report from the Dare County 911 dispatch that a 26-foot boat was taking on water six miles from the Oregon Inlet.
A boat crew immediately responded and located the boat around 6:06 p.m. Two people were found in the water and three people were sitting on the overturned boat's hull.
All five passengers were rescued and taken to the Outer Banks Hospital.
“Thankfully, these mariners were prepared. Donning life jackets and staying near their capsized vessel was the absolute right decision,” said Cmdr. Courtney Sergent, Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator at Sector North Carolina.
“Due to their quick actions, our Coast Guard crews and local partners were able to locate them and bring them safely home to their families."
