California Deputies Use Helicopter to Rescue 4 Victims from Overturned Boat
Arriving deputies saw two people were in the water clinging to the boat and two others were sitting on the hull,” the Marin County SO reports on Facebook

Marin County, California, Sheriff's deputies helicopter into Tomales Bay to rescue four people from an overturned boat.
Marin County SO/Facebook
Marin County, California, Sheriff’s deputies used a helicopter to rescue four people in Tomales Bay Sunday.
Shortly after 2:35 p.m. Sunday, the Marin County Fire Department requested assistance from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office's Henry-1 helicopter after a boat overturned in the bay.
Seven minutes later the helicopter was on scene.
Arriving deputies saw two people were in the water clinging to the boat and two others were sitting on the hull,” the Marin County SO reports on Facebook
"Henry-1 landed nearby and configured for a long line rescue," the sheriff's office said. "The tactical flight officer and sheriff's paramedic were flown to the victims. The TFO began rescuing the victims one by one while Henry-1's paramedic stayed with the remaining victims."
All of the victims were flown to land and transported to the hospital by ambulance.
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