The five, who were wearing life-jackets, were pulled from the water by other boaters in the area.<\/p>\n
Five people were rescued off Saturna Island on Monday after a boat struck a reef and capsized.<\/p>\n
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre said the incident unfolded about 5 p.m. near Winter Cove on the northwest side of the southern Gulf Island.<\/p>\n
The boat hit a reef and flipped over, sending all five occupants into the sea.<\/p>\n
Other boaters who were in the area responded and pulled five people from the water just before search and rescue crews made it to the scene.<\/p>\n
The Victoria-based Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre said all five were wearing life-jackets. There were no injuries and all five declined medical assistance, said a spokesperson for the centre.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson said Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft Siyay, as well as coast vessels Ganges 1 and Cape Naden, responded, as well as personnel from Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 20.<\/p>\n
The rescue came one day after an incident near Richmond where a commercial charter craft with 10 people aboard sank near Roberts Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n Four were rescued on Sunday, but six others are presumed drowned. None of the boaters was wearing a life-jacket.<\/p>\n