A Coast Guard crew hoisted six people from a grounded boat
An Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin crew rescued six people from an 18-foot recreational boat near Turtle Island on Nov. 4 and flew them to Hunter Army Airfield. No injuries were reported.
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A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin crew from Air Station Savannah rescued six people from an 18-foot recreational boat that had grounded near Turtle Island Wildlife Management Area in Jasper County on Nov. 4, the service reported. The aircrew hoisted them and flew them to Hunter Army Airfield.
No injuries were reported. Six is the number of people on that boat. The flight ended at the Army airfield, and the Coast Guard did not describe a wider search beyond this grounding.
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