WAREHAM, Mass. — All occupants of an overturned boat in Buzzard's Bay are accounted for, according to Plymouth County rescuers.
According to the coast guard, the 18-foot sailboat overturned around 4:40 p.m. near Hog Island Channel.
The Coast Guard said a caller reported that the boat appeared to be overloaded with passengers when it flipped.
A good Samaritan who witnessed the incident was able to rescue nine of the 12 people who had been on the boat. When they Coast Guard arrived they recovered the other three people from the water.
An 8-year-old boy who was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water was given CPR and is now recovering at a Boston hospital.
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There were eight other children and three adults on the boat when it overturned.
Boston 25 News Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz said the water is 71 degrees in the bay, and waves are 1 to 2 feet.
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