By Associated Press - Monday, September 14, 2015

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man from the Willamette River after his boat overturned near the St. Johns Bridge in Portland.

Petty Officer Levi Read says dispatchers alerted the Coast Guard Sunday night that a man was clinging to the hull of a sailboat.

A response boat arrived in six minutes, rescuing the man from the 53-degree water. He was checked for injuries and released.



The rescue crew returned to the capsized boat and towed it to a boat launch.

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