PORT ANGELES, Wash. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Port Angeles rescued two people off a beach near Tsusiat Falls, British Columbia, after the boaters made a mayday call Sunday afternoon.
The crew hoisted the two people suffering symptoms related to hypothermia and transferred them to a Royal Canadian helicopter aircrew in Neah Bay, Wash.
The Coast Guard got the mayday call about 2:20 yesterday afternoon and coordinated a response through the Royal Canadian Command Centre. The mayday call was made from Canadian waters, but the aircrew from Port Angeles was the closest asset that was able to conduct the rescue.
The boaters reportedly were taking on water in surf conditions but were able to safely get to shore.