44 Rescued From Cape Cod Jetty

PROVINCETOWN, MA — Forty-four people were rescued from a stone breakwall in Provincetown Sunday after they became stranded due to astronomically high tides, officials said. Some fell in the water or rocks and suffered minor injuries. The rescue effort involved the Coast Guard, Provincetown harbormaster and TowBoatUS Provincetown.

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Sunday at about 1:45 p.m., a Good Samaritan called the fire department after noticing the crowd stranded on the jetty near MacMillan Pier, officials said.

"Six people were in the water after two people fell in and four others attempted to help pull the two people out," Coast Guard Officer Brain Glora said in a statement. "Due to the shallow depth of the rescue location, the harbormaster and TowBoatUS crews used their boats to recover the people, who were then transferred aboard the Coast Guard boat. The Coast Guard boat then took the people to shore where emergency medical service personnel were waiting to assist as needed."

Glora continued, “The harbormaster and TowBoatUS crews did a great job responding to so many people in need of help, and we were happy to assist. It was an unorthodox response, but in the end, everyone is safe on shore."

The breakwall is a popular walking route to Long Point.

Photo: The Provincetown harbormaster and Coast Guard crews rescue 44 people stranded on a jetty in Provincetown May 28, 2017. (Credit: Coast Guard)