NEWPORT, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from an overturned boat Saturday in Newport.
The 18-foot boat overturned near the entrance to Yaquina Bay. The Coast Guard said the boaters were not wearing lifejackets.
A Yaquina Bay Coast Guard crew took the boaters to their station. They were treated for minor injuries and taken to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital.
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