Two people rescued after crashing sailboat
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SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Two people were rescued today, on Oct. 22, after officials say their sailboat crashed into some rocks.
That call came in around 2:30 p.m. this afternoon.
North Shore Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Peter Busalacchi says the two people on board the sailboat were clinging to it when they called for help.
Multiple departments responded, including the Coast Guard and the Milwaukee Dive Team.
Officials say the Coast Guard's boat made the first contact a couple miles north of Atwater Park.
And a Milwaukee police boat then helped guide the sailboat to shallower water.
Busalacchi says the two did the right thing in a scary situation, which is keeping themselves safe and calling for help.
"Well first of all they did the right thing by wearing their life preservers. That’s the most important thing, if you’re near the shore, or on the water, life preservers are going to save your life and it’ll at least buy us time to get out to you," said Busalacchi.
The two were taken to the McKinley Marina.
Their condition is still unknown.