4 rescued after sailboat capsizes, slams into Redondo Beach Pier

Saturday, April 1, 2017
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Four people were rescued Thursday evening after a sailboat capsized in choppy waters near the Redondo Beach Pier, authorities said.

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded about 7:10 p.m. to reports of a sailboat crashing into the pier.
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A witness's harrowing video shows the boat slamming into pylons underneath the structure.

Sailboat capsizes, slams into Redondo Beach Pier

Search-and-rescue team members arrived at the scene and pulled the four boaters from the water.
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No one was seriously injured.

The boat broke as it was tossed into the pier and it was not located during an initial search.
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