CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 49-year-old man was rescued by the Coast Guard and Corpus Christi Harbor Patrol after his sailboat capsized in Corpus Christi Bay, Saturday evening.
The Coast Guard was called by a good Samaritan at 6:47 p.m., who witnessed a 13-foot Sunfish sailboat capsize in Corpus Christi Bay. Coast Guard and Harbor Patrol crews conducted an extensive search, initially finding only a child's life preserver. At 7:50 p.m., a Harbor Patrol crew pulled the 49-year-old owner of the sailboat from the water. He confirmed he was the only person aboard the sailboat. He was not wearing a life jacket.