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Updated: 11:53 a.m. Sunday, March 29, 2009 | Posted: 11:50 a.m. Sunday, March 29, 2009

Two Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near Golden Gate

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. —

Two people were rescued from the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean Saturday night after their sailboat capsized about eight miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge, a U.S. Coast Guard petty officer said.

The victims had been participating in the Double Handed Farallones Race when their 27-foot sailing vessel overturned. The capsized boat was reported at 8:23 p.m.

A San Francisco Bar Pilot boat rescued one sailor, and a Coast Guard boat rescued the other, the petty officer said.

Both victims appeared to be hypothermic and were taken to Coast Guard Station Golden Gate in Sausalito, where they were transported to a local hospital.

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