Two men were transported to Olympic Medical Center this morning to be treated for hypothermia after their boat capsized in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Their 19-foot aluminum fishing boat capsized at about 10:30 a.m. due to high winds near the mouth of the Lyre River, said Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy Jef Boyd.
The two men, in their 60s and 70s, were picked up by a couple friends that were in another boat nearby, he said.
Boyd said they were both in the water for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Their names have not been released.
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