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Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 3 People, Including Child: Fremont

The trio was in a boat stuck in the marshes of San Francisco Bay off Fremont: VIDEO

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer helps a stranded boater into a rescue basket lowered from a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer helps a stranded boater into a rescue basket lowered from a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter (US Coast Guard)

FREMONT, CA — Three people, including a child, were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard near Fremont Wednesday night.

The California Highway Patrol contacted the Coast Guard around 7:15 p.m. Thursday to report that three people, including a child, were stranded in a marsh near Fremont

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter was launched from San Francisco , and the boat was spotted around 8 p.m.

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The Dolphin aircrew deployed a rescue swimmer, who helped hoist the three people into the helicopter. The helicopter transported the three people to San Francisco International Airport.

No injuries were reported.

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Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Video

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