Grim reminder.........

Press Release Date: May 9, 2006 Contact: Lt. j.g. Justin Denton Coast Guard Sector North Bend, Ore. 541-756-9214

THREE DEAD AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES NEAR COOS BAY, ORE. SEATTLE - Three people are dead after a 17-foot boat they were on capsized south of Coos Bay, Ore., this morning. About 7:30 a.m., the Coast Guard received a call from a man on shore who found the boat on the beach near the south jetty.

Coast Guard Station Coos Bay dispatched a mobile land unit and a 47-foot motor lifeboat and Coast Guard Sector North Bend, Ore., launched an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter.

About 8:30 a.m., the mobile land until located a man and woman in the ocean near the beach. The helicopter located a second man off shore and deployed a rescue swimmer who hoisted him into the helicopter at about 8:55 a.m. None were wearing lifejackets.

All three were transported to awaiting emergency medical technicians on the beach where they were pronounced dead. The Coast Guard has verified they were the only people aboard the boat and has called off the search.

Names of the individuals are being withheld. There are no photos or video available.

Weather conditions this morning were seas of 8-to-10 feet, winds of 9 mph and a water temperature of 52 degrees.

The Coast Guard reminds boaters that lifejackets greatly increase the chance of survival during a maritime accident. Sixty-four percent of the people who died in 2005 in Northwest boating accidents were not wearing lifejackets. Eight out of nine people in Washington State that died in 2005 boating accidents drowned without having a lifejacket.

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I go out in a 17' boat, swells to 8', 52F water, EVERY weekend in Northern California. The only reason I don't go out on the 10' days is that the diving will suck from the surge. I do wear a dry suit, which would be much more effective at keeping me alive in 52F water than a PFD.

#3 and #4 are relevant.

I think that it will turn out that these guys short cut across a shallow spot and got bit.

Eddie

1. Seas of 8-to-10 feet, water temperature of 52 degrees

2. 17 foot boat.

3. None of those aboard were wearing lifejackets.

4. All died at sea when the boat capsized.

Facts not reported:

1. Although I hope they RIP, those on board were idiots.

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