6 rescued from sinking boat on Lake Ontario

Published July 4, 2014 3:07pm ET



OLCOTT, N.Y. (AP) — Six boaters have been rescued from a sinking boat at the western end of Lake Ontario.

Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies received a 911 call at 10 p.m. Thursday from a passenger on the sinking 20-foot Sport Craft. Deputies located the distressed vessel about 150 feet offshore from the town of Olcott.

The boaters were all wearing life preservers and were unhurt. The boat was capsized and completely submerged when the last person was rescued.