ARIZONA NEWS

12 rescued from burning boat in Lake Havasu

Jun 23, 2012, 11:48 PM | Updated: 11:48 pm

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — The Coast Guard has rescued a dozen people
from a burning boat in Lake Havasu in western Arizona.

The agency says it received a mayday call from people aboard the burning 42-
foot boat shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday.

A Coast Guard boat crew rescued one person who jumped into the water while
other boaters in the area helped take the others off the burning boat.

No one was injured and the 12 people were transported to Windsor Beach
State Park.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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12 rescued from burning boat in Lake Havasu