This is a picture of a 21 foot boat coming in across the bar today. He stayed in front of the wave and all was good for him, but the swell got bigger later. A 23+ foot boat got flipped on the bar this afternoon. According to some of the group involved, the boat got flipped end over end. Five people got tossed into the water and later were rescued by the Sonoma County Sheriff's helicopter crew. The overturned boat drifted all the way into the bay in front of the Landing before it was in a place where it could be towed in to shore. After almost two hours upside down rescuers were able to cut a hole in the bottom of the boat and free the two trapped children. They were scared and cold but looked like they were going to be fine. Everyone involved was very lucky. No one was wearing life jackets, not even the kids. For the record, if the bar is breaking, don't go there. If there's a possibility of the bar breaking and you are going to go for it anyway, at least put on life jackets and get the heck out of the cabin if at all possible. Usually, if the boat flips, the cabin only makes it easier to locate the bodies. I damn near cried when the kids came out alive. Be safe. Crabs aren't worth your life.
Wow! Such a blessing that there was no loss of life. Learn from it.
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