OLYMPIA, Wash. — One sailor has died after a vessel capsized in Budd Inlet on Saturday evening around 4:30 p.m.
Two others of the same sailboat were rescued from the water.
The sailors in the boat were participating in a race hosted by the South Sound Sailing Society. It was a 27-mile course which involved around 25 sailboats.
Two of the three mariners were successfully rescued within 10 to 15 minutes by other sailors participating in the race.
The third mariner was unable to climb into a rescue boat due to high waves. Police say he was wearing a life-jacket.
The three mariners involved were experienced sailors and had been sailing together for two years, according to police.
The search for Bergland was postponed after nightfall, but the Coast Guard patrol boat stayed in the area all night.
The search was resumed Sunday morning.
On Sunday afternoon, police reported the body of the missing sailor had been found in Case Inlet near Herron Island.
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