FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard says one man died and two survivors have been rescued after a 15-foot motor boat overturned near Sucia Island in northwest Washington’s San Juan Islands.
The victim was not immediately identified.
Petty Officer Nate Littlejohn says a Good Samaritan boater reported Friday afternoon that he had pulled three people from the water.
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