VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Coast Guard officials say 1 person is dead and 5 have been rescued after their 18-foot boat capsized in the Chesapeake Bay.
Coast Guard spokesman Brian Neilan says a Coast Guard helicopter and boat, along with local rescuers, responded to a distress call near the Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Neilan says the survivors showed signs of minor hypothermia after being pulled from the chilly waters. They were taken to local hospitals.
Authorities are investigating the incident.
The National Weather Service reported the water temperature was 46 degrees at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. It also issued a small-craft advisory.
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