Crime & Safety
Salisbury Beach Rescue: 1 Saved, 1 Missing
A boat capsized near Salisbury Beach Tuesday; one person was rescued and another is missing.
SALISBURY, MA — One person was rescued and another is missing after a boat capsized in the ocean near Salisbury Beach Tuesday night. The unaccounted for boater was still missing as of Wednesday afternoon; the Coast Guard said it suspended the search in the morning. The boater who was saved was not hurt, authorities said.
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At about 5:40 p.m., Salisbury police notified the Coast Guard that two boaters were in the water after their boat capsized. One boat made it to a nearby jetty, where police officers rescued him. An Air Station Cape Cod helicopter crew was dispatched to the scene to help search for the second boater.
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The Coast Guard said crews searched 14 square miles over the course of 17 hours and found nothing.
VIDEO: Salisbury - Footage from search for missing boater. Another was rescued on jetty after boat capsized near mouth of Merrimac River. pic.twitter.com/I60sHjtVhM
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