A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted three people from the water of the Pamlico Sound after their sailboat ran aground near Rawls Island, Saturday.
Members aboard the Honey Badger, a 26-foot sailboat, made a mayday call notifying Coast Guard watchstanders that their boat was on a shoal near Rawls Island.
Watchstanders dispatched a crew aboard a 47-foot motor life boat from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet along with an aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City.
The crew was unable to reach the sailboat due to shallow water. The Jayhawk crew then hoisted the three people aboard the aircraft and transported them to Air Station Elizabeth City where they were met by awaiting medical personnel.
