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July 17, 2021
ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a 67-year-old woman Friday after being swept out to sea on a boogie board. The woman reportedly got carried away on the tide from Metompkin Inlet, and the woman’s husband called 911 after watching it happen.
The Coast Guard says they dispatched a 24-foot Special Purpose Watercraft crew from Coast Guard Station Wachapreague. They also sent out a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station in Elizabeth City to help in the search. The woman was found about a mile off the coast, clinging to a boogie board. She was successfully rescued and taken to Folly Creek Boat Ramp.
Coast Guard rescues woman swept out to sea off Eastern Shore
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ACCOMACK Co., Va. - U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued a 67-year-old woman after she was swept out to sea from Metompkin Inlet on Friday.
Dispatchers in Accomack County notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia.
The womanâs husband called 911 after witnessing her get swept out to sea.
Coast Guard Sector Virginia dispatched a 24-foot Special Purpose Watercraft boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Wachapreague and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City to search for the woman.
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission also conducted search efforts.
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