(KRON/BCN) — Seven members of the San Francisco Fire Department were thrust into the ocean after a rescue boat capsized in San Francisco Saturday morning.
At 11:15 a.m., the boat capsized for an unknown reason just off the shores of Ocean Beach, according to fire spokesman John Baxter.
The members were conducting a routine drill at the time, Baxter said.
The U.S. Coast Guard assisted with the rescue, according to USCG spokeswoman Lt. Leigh Van Lear.
Two members were rescued by good Samaritans, two other members were able to assist themselves and the three remaining members were rescued by the fire department, Van Lear said.
All seven members have since been accounted for. Four members were hospitalized with minor injuries, according to Baxter.
The capsized has not been retrieved as of 12:30 p.m.
The fire department is currently investigating the incident. Fire officials are asking people to avoid the area, Baxter said.
BREAKING: Overturned boat. Yellow alert has been declared. OCEAN BEACH #LandsEnd— SF Firefighters 798 (@SFFFLocal798) March 26, 2016
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@Yama_Hazheer pic.twitter.com/UltHlHU8Rj— Maryam Murphy (@caracaleo) March 26, 2016
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#RB1 At 1115 SFFD RESCUE BOAT 1 capsized off ocean beach 7 members displaced command post at ocean beach pic.twitter.com/j5upiUIomS— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) March 26, 2016
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#RB1 UPDATE all seven SFFD members have been accounted for and are receiving medical care as a precaution 1157 pic.twitter.com/BcD59KHcyZ— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) March 26, 2016
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