Questions surround rescue of young sailors from Santa Cruz Harbor
KTVU's Jesse Gary reports.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The Santa Cruz Harbor Master has launched a formal investigation following the Sunday rescue of a dozen novice sailors from large ocean swells.
Witnesses agonized for what seemed an eternity as the forecast swells flipped a dozen young yachters into the frigid waters of Santa Cruz Harbor at about 4:30 pm.
"We saw them out in the water in the first place. And we have no why they were even out there," said witness Jenny Umstead.
She and others said a dozen novice yachters tried to re-enter the harbor during a sailing lesson in low tide and large swells.