Alabama Sailing Competition Boats Capsize, 5 Missing, 2 Dead

A number of sailboats capsized when a sudden storm hit during a regatta near Mobile Bay, Alabama, that left two people dead and five sailors still missing, officials said. Coast Guard crews scouring the waters found one body Saturday night and another Sunday morning after the thunderstorm threw several mariners overboard, Coast Guard Capt. Duke Walker said. Of the 10 boats that capsized or suffered damage, three were participating in one of the races of the Dauphin Island Sailing Regatta at the Fairhope Yacht Club, Walker said. Walker said that 40 people had been rescued from the water after the storm at 4:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. ET) and that the Coast Guard believes five people remained missing Sunday.

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