UPDATE: 2 dead after boat flips off Va. Beach
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By Staff Reports
Published: January 14, 2009
Police say two people are dead and four others were being treated at area hospitals after their 18-foot aluminum boat capsized in the Chesapeake Bay.
Coast Guard spokesman Brian Neilan says a Coast Guard helicopter and boat, along with local rescuers, responded to a distress call near the Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach shortly before 9 a.m.
Neilan says the four survivors showed signs of minor hypothermia after being pulled from the chilly waters. They were taken to local hospitals.
Authorities are investigating the matter. The names of the victims have not been released.
The National Weather Service reported the water temperature was 46 degrees at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. It also issued a small-craft advisory.
That area that is known for powerful currents and dangerous water conditions.
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