One person missing, two are rescued after a boat sinks in the Delaware River
Waves evidently swamped the bow, an official says.
Two people were rescued and a third person was reported missing after a fishing boat sank in the Delaware River north of Philadelphia late Saturday morning, a U.S. Coast Guard official said.
The 20-foot vessel “took some waves” over the bow and sank around 11:30 a.m. when it was “in the Bucks County area,” said Lt. Josh Ledoux.
Ledoux said Sunday that the Coast Guard had suspended its search Saturday and that further efforts were up to state and local authorities.
At the time of the sinking, winds were gusting to 25 mph, but it was unclear if weather had any role in the mishap.
Staff writers Michelle Myers and Harold Brubaker contributed to this article.