Some of the people on the virtual island were using all-terrain vehicles in an attempt to find a path to land, the Coast Guard said.
The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter overhead swung into action, and seven people were hoisted aboard, the military branch said. At the same time two airboats, one from the Coast Guard's nearby Station Marblehead, and one piloted by a good Samaritan, picked up the others.
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