One person was rescued and one remains missing after a boat capsized off Salisbury Beach at the mouth of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts Saturday afternoon.

Newburyport Police said the 47-foot boat had left the Salisbury Marina and began taking on water. Two people were on the boat at the time and the boat has since sunk.

One person was rescued by the United States Coast Guard and was medflighted to a Boston hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A second person, a man in his 50s, remains missing, according to Massachusetts State Police. The injured person has not been identified.

Rescue and recovery efforts were paused Saturday night due to the weather.

The United States Coast Guard helped the Harbormaster and Newburyport Police and Fire departments in the rescue. The Massa

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