A pet dog tied to a sinking boat was rescued by coast guards in Georgia.The incident happened on the open sea near St Simons Sound, off the coast of the U.S. state on Monday, May 1.A member of the U.S. Coast Guard climbed aboard the sinking boat that Reggie the dog was reportedly tied to while one of the two unnamed people who were on the boat was being lifted to the US Coast Guard helicopter.A statement from the U.S. Coast Guard said: 'The Coast Guard rescued two people and a dog, Monday, after their vessel began taking on water near St Catherine's Sound, Georgia.'A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived on scene and hoisted the two people and dog to safety.'The statement quoted Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Murray, the flight mechanic on the case, as saying: 'We were able to locate the survivors' exact position because of an alert from their personal locator beacon.'A PLB transmits personalized distress signals and helps us find you during search and rescue missions. If you own a boat, the Coast Guard highly recommends this safety equipment. It can save your life as we saw firsthand.'The statement added: 'Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders received a distress call on VHF marine radio Channel 16 from the man aboard the 28-foot catamaran, Picses, at 5:32 p.m. stating their position and boat name.'The survivors were transported to Hunter Army Airfield where local EMS was waiting.'Another statement from the U.S. Coast Guard South-East, also on Tuesday, said that one of their teams out of Savannah 'rescued two people and a dog after their 28-foot catamaran began taking on water Monday and eventually sank near the entrance of St. Simons Sound, Georgia.'The two people and Reggie are in good spirits!'It is currently unclear what caused the boat to sink.
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