"Crews on Saturday responded to a report about several people who fell in the water at the mouth of Tomales Bay near Tomales Point in "rough ocean conditions," the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post. The call came in at 11:53 a.m. from someone on the shore, Emily Fuller, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, told SFGATE."
"Deputies were able to spot some of the boaters in the water from a helicopter called Henry-1, the sheriff's office said, and began an "extensive search" of the ocean and nearby coastline. Eventually, two people who made it to a remote beach on their own were located. Dramatic video footage posted on Facebook shows crews using a rope rescue to hoist the two people up into the helicopter. When found, they were experiencing cold-water exposure, the sheriff's office said."
"The other three people, including the 6-year-old, were rescued by bystanders who took their boat from Lawson's Landing to save the group after they heard about the boaters in the water. Henry-1, with the help of a Sonoma County Fire District paramedic, brought the 6-year-old to a local hospital, and the California Highway Patrol transported two of the adults to the hospital, the sheriff's office said."
Five people fell into the water when their boat overturned at the mouth of Tomales Bay in rough ocean conditions. A call from the shore came in at 11:53 a.m., prompting crews to launch a search using helicopter Henry-1. Deputies located two people who reached a remote beach and crews performed a rope rescue; both showed signs of cold-water exposure. Three others, including a 6-year-old, were rescued by bystanders who used a boat from Lawson's Landing. Henry-1 with a Sonoma County Fire District paramedic transported the child to a local hospital, and the CHP took two adults to hospital. Marin County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit will investigate. The area is known to be extremely dangerous.
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