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June 5, 2008

Man rescued off Watch Hill after boat capsizes

WESTERLY -- A man was rescued from waters off Watch Hill this afternoon after his boat capsized, the Coast Guard said.

The boat was just south of Watch Hill Reef when something got caught in its propeller, possibly a lobster trap or boat’s anchor line, said Mark Averill, a Coast Guard search and rescue specialist.

The man was picked up by the Watch Hill Fire Department and taken to The Westerly Hospital, where he was treated for mild hypothermia, Averill said.

The man, identified as Leo Willett, was treated at the emergency room and then discharged, the hospital said.

-- Journal staff writer Randal Edgar

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