(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - A man and two children are safe after their watercraft partially submerged Friday evening at approximately 7:20 pm in the Tongass Narrows near Pond Reef.

The Alaska State Troopers and United States Coast Guard responded to the report of a skiff sinking in the Ketchikan channel near Pond Reef approximately 100 yards offshore. Upon arrival, Troopers reportedly observed three wet individuals walking on the beach.

Investigation revealed that a 17 foot skiff was occupied and operated by Andrew Shull, age 44 of Ketchikan, and his two minor children. Shull reported that he tossed a crab pot into the water and that the rope of the pot became tangled in the propeller. The weight shift on the vessel, while he attempted to cut the line, resulted in water overtaking the skiff.

The two minor children were wearing life jackets and all three swam to shore with no reported injuries. North Tongass EMS responded and all parties declined medical attention.

The vessel was partially submerged and recovery efforts will be made by Shull. Alcohol was not a factor.


Edited by Mary Kauffman

Source of News: 

Alaska Department of Public Safety
www.dps.state.ak.us

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