LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Coast Guard says a 67-year-old sailor was rescued after his sailboat ran aground in California’s Channel Islands.
Petty Officer Sondra Kneen says officials received a distress call Monday evening about a 27-foot vessel that came ashore near Santa Cruz Island.
Kneen says the man initially gave wrong coordinates so rescuers were delayed while they searched for him.
A helicopter crew was able to locate and rescue the sailor, who had collected his belongings and was waiting on shore.
No injuries were reported.
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