See dramatic rescue after flipped boat tosses three people into South Carolina bay

With the help of volunteers and emergency personnel, three people were pulled out of South Carolina waters midday after their watercraft flipped over, photos show.

Firefighters from the Awendaw-McClellanville Consolidated Fire District were called to help three people who fell out of a capsized boat in Bulls Bay, a body of water almost 20 miles northeast from Charleston, according to the fire department’s Sunday, Sept. 24 Facebook post.

Responders arrived to Garris Landing, a public boat ramp and fishing pier in the area, where they began their search mission for the three people in the bay. Several boats were launched to find the group, the post says.

The group of three were eventually located near Venning Creek, which is around the south end of Bulls Bay along South Carolina’s coast. After being pulled aboard the rescue boat, they were “taken back to Garris Landing for a medical check from Charleston County EMS,” the Facebook post says. Details about their medical condition were not provided.

Photos shared on the fire department’s Facebook post were taken by one of the people rescued.

In addition to the responding firefighters, volunteers from U.S. Fish and Game, Charleston County EMS, Charleston County Volunteer Rescue Squad and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources all took part in the rescue, according to the post.

“Great teamwork by local, state and federal responders!” the post says.

Some on Facebook were amazed by the rescue and thanked the responders for saving the three people.

“Amazing response and execution to get those folks back to a safe place! Thank you!” a commentor wrote.

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