TOO COLD TO TAKE RISK...
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:55 pm
Two duck hunters died and a third was plucked from an icy river and rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after their skiff capsized amid frigid conditions in Westport, Mass.
The U.S. Coast Guard received a rescue call at 9 a.m. of an overturned boat in the Westport River, near New Bedford. Two of the hunters were found at 10:30 a.m. about a half-mile from the vessel, officials said. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
The third hunter was found in the water a half-hour later. He was transported by helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.
A Coast Guard spokeswoman couldn’t immediately provide an update on his condition, but said he was being treated for hypothermia.
During the rescue, the air temperature was 8 degrees, while the water was 35 degrees with 30-knot winds.
The U.S. Coast Guard received a rescue call at 9 a.m. of an overturned boat in the Westport River, near New Bedford. Two of the hunters were found at 10:30 a.m. about a half-mile from the vessel, officials said. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
The third hunter was found in the water a half-hour later. He was transported by helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.
A Coast Guard spokeswoman couldn’t immediately provide an update on his condition, but said he was being treated for hypothermia.
During the rescue, the air temperature was 8 degrees, while the water was 35 degrees with 30-knot winds.