Boaters rescued after stormAt least a dozen saved by Berkeley County Rescue Squad, U.S. Coast Guard By Andy Paras (Contact)
Originally published 06:29 p.m., May 11, 2008
Updated 06:58 p.m., May 11, 2008 Authorities rescued at least a dozen boaters and campers stranded by fast-moving thunderstorms that swept through the Lowcountry overnight. Berkeley County Rescue Squad and state Department of Natural Resources officials rescued six people from Racoon Island in Lake Moultrie around 4:30 a.m. Sunday after their boat engine failed. They also rescued an elderly couple who endured the storms in a small boat aloft the Santee River for about 24 hours. The U.S. Coast Guard in Charleston also reported the rescue of four people who were stranded on Capers Island and a man who was alone in a boat along the Ashley River. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of dehydration. Charleston County is under another severe storm warning as the National Weather Service is reporting storms with winds up to 59 mph heading east. Read more details in Monday's Post and Courier.p> |
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