Rangers rescued two 64-year-old Las Vegas fishermen last Saturday night after their boat sank in the Virgin Basin, four miles southeast of Echo Bay. The park received the report via cell phone around 8 p.m. Winds at the time were gusting to 45 mph and the air temperature was 36 degrees. Rangers launched a rescue boat from Callville Bay and began their search of coves in the north end of the Virgin Basin. The sunken boat was found with just its bow above water, but there was no sign of the two men. They were found on the shore of Ramshead Island and were suffering from hypothermia. One of the men saved the other by pulling him about a half mile to shore. It took about four hours to find the pair. Both men were wearing lifejackets.
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