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Search underway for 4 missing people in waters off Homer

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By Anchorage Daily News

Updated: 26 seconds ago Published: 1 hour ago

Authorities say a search was underway Sunday for four people, two adults and two juveniles, in the waters off Homer after a vessel capsized Saturday.

The U.S. Coast Guard received a mayday call around 7 p.m. Saturday for a 28-foot aluminum vessel taking on water with eight people aboard, according to Petty Officer Shannon Kearney. Four people were rescued by a good Samaritan vessel, with no reports of injuries, Kearney said.

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An active search continued Sunday morning for the four people still believed to be in the water, she said. Coast Guard assets involved in the search include the cutter Naushon, a C-130 and helicopter, and two 29-foot vessels.

The Coast Guard arrived on scene at about 8 p.m., officials said.

Alaska Wildlife Troopers and multiple good Samaritan vessels were also involved, a troopers spokesman said Sunday morning.

The search area is roughly 14 nautical miles west of the Homer Spit, according to the Coast Guard.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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