Coast Guard rescues five people and their dog after boat runs aground near Fripp Island
Dramatic US Coast Guard video captures the daring rescue of five people and their pet pup who were stranded when their boat ran aground on a rocky stretch of a South Carolina barrier island on Sunday.
The agency dispatched an MH-65 Dolphin chopper from the Savannah air station, which lowered a crew member and a stretcher, pulling everyone to safety aboard the helicopter.The US Coast Guard received a report of five people and their dog stranded on Fripp Island off the coast of South Carolina on Sunday and sent a rescue chopper.“Due to the high number of people, this turned out to be a fairly complex evolution that requires multiple trips to the vessel in distress,” Lt.
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