The USCG has rescued 4 men whose 19-ft. aluminum boat swamped in heavy seas as they were returning from a hunting trip NW of Cordova, Alaska. The men sent a distress call Thur. (09-20) before abandoning their boat and taking their dinghy to shore. A CG helicopter located the men on a shoreline off Orca Inlet and hoisted them off the beach. They were taken to the Cordova Comm. Hosp. for evaluation
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