The Associated Press
CHARLESTOWN, N.H. — A rescue boat taking an injured woman to an ambulance capsized in a river, trapping the woman beneath the overturned boat, where she drowned, authorities said.
Virginia Yates, 60, of Rockingham, Vt., had slipped on a dock Tuesday afternoon and was being taken to a hospital for treatment, said Sgt. Craig Morrocco of the Fish and Game Department.
A fire and rescue crew from Cornish, N.H., brought a new flat-bottomed airboat and strapped her onto a backboard.
But as the boat headed to a waiting ambulance, it started taking on water and capsized, Morrocco said.
“Emergency services personnel were unable to recover Miss Yates until some time later,” said Marc Hathaway, Sullivan County attorney.
None of the fire and rescue crew members were reported injured.
The accident will be investigated by the New Hampshire Marine Patrol, Morrocco said.