SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) — Sixteen people were rescued along the Northern California coast over the weekend in five separate incidents, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) announced Monday.
The first rescue unfolded on Friday when a 16-foot boat became grounded on mud in the San Pablo Bay. A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescued three people off of the boat, officials said.
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Two rescues occurred on Saturday, USCG said. In the morning, Coast Guard Station Monterey crew members heard a diver’s distress whistle near the station’s pier. The crew rescued the diver before emergency medical services arrived on scene.
On Saturday afternoon, a 21-foot boat became disabled in the vicinity of Baker Beach in San Francisco. The Coast Guard utilized a 47-foot Motor Life Boat to tow the boat with four people aboard to safety…