ROCKPORT, MASS. (WHDH) - One man is dead and another injured after a boat overturned off the coast of Rockport on Sunday afternoon.
Coast Guard crews responding to reports of a boat overturned near Straitsmouth Island about 1:20 p.m. found two men in their 50s in the water.
One person was recovered from the water and the other was able to get to shore, later rescued by a helicopter.
The harbormaster suspects there was a large swell that caused the boat to capsize and crash into the rocks.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
This is a developing news story; stay with 7News on-air and online for the latest developments.
At this time, the Coast Guard can confirm two people were in the water off Rockport. One person was being transferred to a Boston medical center.
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