Woman Falls Off Sailboat Near Rhode Island; Husband Apparently Didn’t Notice for Hours

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A woman said she fell off a boat off the coast of Rhode Island, and her husband didn’t apparently know that she had been overboard for hours.

The U.S. Coast Guard told CBS News that the woman said she fell off her husband’s 39-foot sailboat on Aug. 17 as they sailed from Newport to East Greenwich.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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