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Trio rescued from Mud Bay waters

Emergency responders rescued three people from the ocean after their sailboat capsized in the Mud Bay/Fanny Bay area Saturday.
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Emergency responders rescued three people from the ocean after their sailboat capsized in the Mud Bay/Fanny Bay area Saturday.

Around 1:45 p.m., the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre dispatched the Cape Cockburn lifeboat from French Creek. The RCMP auxiliary SAR from Deep Bay also attended, along with a Cormorant helicopter from 442 Squadron in Comox.

“The helicopter lowered a SAR Tech into the water, and they found three people in the water,” a JRCC spokesperson said.

The helicopter was about to hoist the three people, but a zodiac that responded to the mayday broadcast picked them up.