Crime & Safety

Boat Capsizes In Bodega Bay; Coast Guard Rescues Two Men

Two men were rescued from a rocky cliffside near Bodega Bay by the U.S. Coast Guard after a boat capsized.

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A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescues two men from the side of a cliff in Bodega Bay, California, Sept. 25, 2020. The men became stranded after their vessel capsized near entrance of Estero de San Antonio river. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon | U.S. Coast Guard)
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A Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew sits offshore in Bodega Bay, California, Sept. 25, 2020. The MLB crew located the capsized vessel with the stranded men up on a rocky cliff area. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon | U.S. Coast Guard)
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The Dolphin aircrew deployed a rescue swimmer, who hoisted the two men and transported them back to Station Bodega Bay with no medical concerns. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon | U.S. Coast Guard)

BODEGA BAY, CA — Two men became stranded on the side of a rocky cliff after their boat capsized near Bodega Bay Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the two men after a friend of the men reported that the vessel had sunk around 4:45 p.m.

Watchstanders from the San Francisco Sector promptly deployed a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew and Air Station San Francisco.

Within 15 minutes, rescue crews had spotted the men on the side of a rocky embankment at the entrance of Estero de San Antonio river in Bodega Bay.

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The two men were airlifted with the help of a rescue swimmer, who hoisted the two men into a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter.

No injuries were reported.

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“It was a great team effort by Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, Station Bodega Bay and Air Station San Francisco in executing the daring rescue,” said Cmdr. Paul Miller in a statement, search and rescue mission coordinator.

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