FORKS, WASH – Three men were rescued by the Coast Guard after their boat sank about 5 miles off the coast of La Push Saturday afternoon.
Coast Guard crews received an emergency call for help around 2:40 p.m. from a man reporting their 48-foot boat was taking on water and was starting to sink.
By the time a Coast Guard rescue boat arrived 30 minutes later, the boat had sunk and three men were floating with the debris; none of the men in lifejackets.
The crew brought the three back to La Push where an ambulance was waiting to take them to Forks hospital. Officials said all three men were showing signs of hypothermia.
The crew was reportedly heading to California from Tacoma. It’s not known yet what caused the boat to sink.