Four people and a dog were rescued from a sinking yacht off southern Vancouver Island late on June 30.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre received a mayday call around 6 p.m. from a yacht taking on water about 17 kilometres southeast of Victoria Harbour. Three people and the dog were spotted in a dinghy by the U.S. helicopter and hoisted to safety around 8 p.m. before being dropped off at the Victoria Coast Guard base where they were transported by BC Ambulance to hospital.Weather was deemed a factor in that rescue, with choppy seas and wind gusts reaching 70 km/h.Sign up for a free account today, and receive top headlines in your inbox Monday to Saturday.
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