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Person Rescued From Water Near Woods Hole, Officials Say
The Coast Guard and local agencies rescued a person from Cape Cod waters after ferry passengers spotted them, with treatment underway for exposure and mental health concerns.
- At about 3:19 p.m., a ferry crew alerted authorities after the Steamship Authority vessel M/V Island Home spotted a person in the water near Woods Hole, prompting rescue efforts in Falmouth.
- A nor'easter battered southeastern New England on Monday, bringing high winds, heavy rain, 10-foot waves and causing Steamship Authority to suspend or divert Martha's Vineyard routes.
- The Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod located the person about 4:25 p.m., deployed a rescue swimmer and hoisted them from the water while ferry crew and passengers of M/V Island Home attempted aid.
- Shortly after the rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard said the person was recovered, brought to Air Station Cape Cod, walked off the helicopter, and is treated at Falmouth Hospital.
- Search efforts lasted about an hour and shifted to waters off Nobska Point while Falmouth Police investigate how the person entered the water, and Steamship Authority ferry services canceled Monday evening.
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FALMOUTH, Mass. (WLNE) — The Falmouth Fire Rescue Department said a person was rescued from the water off Nobska Point in Falmouth Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded to Juniper Point in Woods Hole around 3:30 p.m. after the Steamship Authority Ferry found a person in the water. Due to “poor visibility and rough seas” from the Nor’easter, marine units with the Falmouth Fire Department, the Coast Guard, and Environmental police began a coord…
Coast Guard pulls person from water after being spotted by passing ferry
The United States Coast Guard pulled a person from the water off of Martha’s Vineyard Monday. The crew on the Steamship Authority vessel M/V Island Home saw a person in the water while it was sailing from Vineyard Haven to Woods Hole around 3:19 p.m., according to WCVB.
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