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Three rescued after boat capsizes

11:00 PM CDT on Thursday, May 24, 2007

11 News staff report

A passing boater plucked the three people out of the water.

A fun day of sailing turned to near-tragedy for three people sailing off Galveston Island Thursday. They were thrown overboard when their sailboat capsized in Galveston Bay.

Luckily for them they were wearing life vests and managed to send a distress signal. By the time the Coast Guard arrived though a passing boater was already pulling them out of the water.

 

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