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Boat Capsizes Off Coast Of Long Beach Resulting In Man's Death

LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — A man was killed Friday afternoon after his boat apparently capsized off the coast of Long Beach.

Another vessel sent out a distress call around 5 p.m. stating there was an overturned vessel that had collided with the break wall,  according to the Long Beach Fire Department.

Rescue crews discovered the 21-foot boat overturned between Seal Beach and Long Beach.

One man was found in the water unresponsive and taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

After being transported to the hospital, officials said the man's condition was downgraded to grave.

Long Beach Police on Friday evening confirmed to CBS2/KCAL9 that the unidentified man drowned.

The 50-something man was found in the hull of the boat.

Land, water, and air assets were searched for other potential victims.

"We had rescue boats, we had rescue divers," said Brian Fisk with the Long Beach Fire Department, "we had helicopters in the air. And a drone as well. And there was a little bit of a debris field. And we, after a couple of hours, determined after the primary and secondary search was complete there were no other occupants in that vessel.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

 

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