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Six people rescued from Packery Channel after boat capsizes

Everyone on board was left hanging on to boat after it capsized.
Credit: Caleb Lozano

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An intense situation unfolded Saturday night at the Packery Channel when six people were left hanging on to their boat after it capsized.

3News viewer, Caleb Lozano shared his video shot from the scene.

According to Nueces County ESD No. 2, it happened just after 8:00 p.m.

The group was headed out of the north jetty.

Lozano said when the boat got to the end and hit open waters waves were creasing into the boat and water went in.

When they tried to turn the boat around it turned on its side and flipped over.

All five 5 adults and one child fell into the water and held on until help arrived.

Within minutes two emergency boats came out rescuing everyone on board.

All of them were checked out by ems 

No word on injuries or why the boat overturned.

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