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Rescued Boater Dies After Boat Capsizes Off Nantasket Beach

Officials said the individual pulled from the overturned vessel off Nantasket Beach was then pronounced dead at the hospital.

Overview

  • On Saturday morning, U.S. Coast Guard Station Point Allerton crews and Massachusetts State Police Marine Unit responded to reports of a capsized boat off Nantasket Beach.
  • Search teams located an overturned vessel and recovered one unresponsive individual from the water.
  • First responders rendered aid, including CPR, before transporting the person to a hospital.
  • State Police later confirmed the individual died at the hospital and said no additional people or vessels are missing.
  • The State Police Plymouth County Detective Unit and Crime Scene Services have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the capsizing.