Coast Guard rescues woman swept out to sea off Eastern Shore
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ACCOMACK Co., Va. - U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued a 67-year-old woman after she was swept out to sea from Metompkin Inlet on Friday.
Dispatchers in Accomack County notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia.
The womanâs husband called 911 after witnessing her get swept out to sea.
Coast Guard Sector Virginia dispatched a 24-foot Special Purpose Watercraft boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Wachapreague and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City to search for the woman.
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission also conducted search efforts.
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