A sailor was airlifted to safety by the Coast Guard after a sailboat ran aground on an island off the Southern California coast this week.
The Coast Guard received a report around 12:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, that a 25-foot sailboat had become stranded on Santa Rosa Island.
The island is part of Channel Islands National Park, located off the Santa Barbara County coast. It is California’s second largest island, according to the National Park Service.
Emergency crews later responded to the scene by helicopter, airlifting the sailor from the island and taking them to Camarillo Airport, where they were evaluated by the Ventura County Fire…
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