Man Rescued After 25-Foot Sailboat Gets Stuck on Shore of California Island

Coast Guard crews airlifted the sailor from the uninhabited Santa Rosa Island on Sept. 24

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  • A person sailing along the Southern California coast became stuck last week after their boat ran aground on a remote island
  • Coast Guard crews airlifted the sailor from uninhabited Santa Rosa Island on Sept. 24
  • The sailor received first aid at Camarillo Airport and no injuries were reported

A person sailing along the Southern California coast became stuck last week after their boat ran aground on a small island.

The U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release the boater’s sailboat became stranded off the coast of Santa Rosa Island, which is a part of Santa Barbara County, on Thursday, Sept. 24.

Coast Guard officials received a report about a grounded 25-foot sailboat just after 12:15 p.m. that afternoon. A photo shared by the agency shows the sailboat stuck on the beach, just feet from the water.

Military personnel then launched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the Coast Guard’s air station in Ventura County to Santa Rosa Island…

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