BOSTON (WHDH) - The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing boater after pulling several others from the water when their vessel crashed and capsized in Boston Harbor early Saturday morning.
Officials responding to a report of an overturned center console boat off of Castle Island around 3 a.m. found a vessel that had overturned after crashing into a day marker buoy, sending its eight occupants into the water.
Seven of the boaters have been recovered, five of whom were taken to an area hospital.
A search for the eighth boater is being conducted by the Boston Harbormaster, Boston Fire Department, Boston Police Department, U.S. Coast Guard, and dive teams.
The search effort is now considered a recovery mission, according to Boston police.
No additional information was immediately available.
The cause and circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.
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