Four people died and one person was rescued
by helicopter after their boat capsized on
Saturday in a Northern California bay known to
have rough waters, officials said.
The U.S. Coast Guard in San Francisco was
notified around 10 a.m. local time about the
capsized vessel and the possibility of people in
the water in Sonoma County's Bodega Bay,
according to a press release.
A Coast Guard crew training nearby was
diverted to help in the rescue and a California
Highway Patrol helicopter recovered one
conscious person from rocks in the bay, the
Coast Guard said.
Four other people pulled from the water were
unresponsive and pronounced dead, said Sgt.
Cecile Focha of the Sonoma County Sheriff's
Office. There are no unaccounted for
passengers, she said.
It was unclear what caused the accident and
investigators hoped to get more information
once they were able to interview the survivor,
said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer 2nd
Class Barry Bena.
Waters in the area are known to be rough, he
said.
The cause of the accident is under
investigation, the Coast Guard said.
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