2 elderly rescued from sinking boat after Hurricane Hanna made landfall

Monday, July 27, 2020
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KTRK) -- Three people trapped on a boat were rescued before it sank in a Corpus Christi marina, according to the Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TF1).

TF1's water rescue squad arrived as many of the other boats in the marina were breaking apart and sinking.
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It happened between Saturday evening and Sunday morning after Hurricane Hanna, a category 1 storm, made its first landfall at Padre Island, just south of Corpus Christi.

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The rescuers helped two 80-year-olds and the 40-year-old owner of the sailboat onto inflatable rescue boats to bring them back to shore.
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Video of the incident shows the rescuers helping the three people amidst heavy rain and high winds.

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