Two boaters were rescued after a sailboat capsized on the Thames River in Ledyard Saturday afternoon near the Harvard Boat House, according to Ledyard firefighters.
Both boaters were rescued from the water after being stuck there for 20 to 30 minutes and treated for hypothermia on the shore, Ledyard fire Company District 1 tweeted.
Ambulances from the U.S. Naval submarine base and Groton transported both people to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London. A security boat from the submarine base also responded quickly to the scene and the Old Mystic Fire Department dive team, Groton police boat and Norwich fire boat were initially sent out but then not needed, according to the fire department.
The identities of the boaters and their conditions are unknown.
Ledyard and Gales Ferry fire companies responded and have since cleared the scene.
