High winds toss two men overboard
Published 2:47 pm Thursday, July 2, 2009
Two men were transported to Olympic Medical Center this morning to be treated for hypothermia after their boat capsized in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Their 19-foot aluminum fishing boat capsized at about 10:30 a.m. due to high winds near the mouth of the Lyre River, said Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy Jef Boyd.
The two men, in their 60s and 70s, were picked up by a couple friends that were in another boat nearby, he said.
Boyd said they were both in the water for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Their names have not been released.
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Reporter Tom Callis can be reached at 360-417-3532 or at tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com.
