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Updated: Family Rescued from the Water Near Alameda

A 19-foot aluminum boat carrying a man and two children capsized.

KTVU has a report on the incident here: Father's Day Outing Results in Water Rescue, which indicates Alameda firefighters participated in the rescue. 

"We put three swimmers in the water and got out there relatively quickly," an Alameda firefigher told KTVU. "As we were getting there the Coast Guard luckily had a boat in the area so they got there right as we got there."

Since the day after day the of a suicidal man off of Crown Beach, fire commanders at the scene have the and firefighers are being trained and certified in water rescue. 

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From Bay City News Service—A small boat crew from Coast Guard Station San Francisco rescued a father and his two children from the water 500 yards south of Ballena Bay.

The Coast Guard command center on Yerba Buena Island received notification from Alameda County Dispatch of a capsized 19-foot aluminum boat at 11:42 a.m., Sunday, near the Encinal Boat Ramp. 

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The rescue crew from Station San Francisco responded to the call and arrived at 11:58 a.m., and rescued one adult male and two children from the water. The small boat crew transported the family to local EMS waiting on shore.

The condition of the individuals was reported to be stable.

The family was transported to Alameda Hospital for further evaluation.


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