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Two rescued from grounded sailboat near Ocracoke Inlet

Posted at 10:36 PM, May 24, 2013
and last updated 2013-05-24 22:36:19-04

Ocracoke Inlet, N.C. – Two people were rescued on Friday after their sailboat ran aground near Ocracoke Inlet in North Carolina.

The Coast Guard responded and the boaters abandoned the Autumn Swell and swam to the Coast Guard’s boat.

They were pulled from the water and taken to Station Ocracoke-small.