Sailboat Survivors Released from Hospital

Two of the women who nearly drowned when a sailboat overturned in San Diego Bay are home from the hospital.

The mother and grandmother of the Chen family were among the 10 victims involved in a sailing accident on March 27.

The grandmother left the hospital on Saturday. Ten people, nine of them related, were aboard when the sailboat suddenly capsized.

Jun Chen, 48, and his father Chao Chen, 73, died.

David Casey, an attorney representing the family, said the family is grieving but grateful for the rescuers who came to their aid that day.

โ€œThey want to thank each of you that came up to the boat and helped the Chen family you may not realize it but you saved lives for what you did,โ€ Casey said.

The family hopes to eventually meet the rescuers.

The two children also aboard the boat are said to be doing well.

Meanwhile, an investigation is underway to determine who is responsible for the accident.
 

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