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Panic led to Chesapeake rescue

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Published 06/10/08

The woman who was rescued from the Chesapeake Bay during a storm Saturday night had jumped overboard, fearing the sailboat she was on was going to capsize, officials said.

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Sgt. Ken Turner, a spokesman for the Natural Resources Police offered this sequence of events of the dramatic rescue:

Carlo Fraizzoli, 32, and Patricia Morgan, 26, both from Baltimore, were aboard a 27-foot sailboat Saturday night, heading from the bay into the Magothy River, when a heavy storm came in.

They tried to drop the sails and the boat leaned. Ms. Morgan panicked and jumped overboard, even though she was not wearing a life jacket.

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Jumped? - 2008-06-10 18:58:48

Not very bright to jump off of a perfectly good boat.
Seriously though folks, if the weather starts looking ugly you must put on a LIFEjacket. Best to wear one at all times.

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