"They planned to remain anchored between Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard for a few days before returning Tuesday afternoon. But in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the trio were "awakened by their dogs barking and the sound of fireworks followed by smoke," according to the GoFundMe. Tyler "acted heroically, assisting his parents as they swam toward the shoreline." Concerned family members reported the vessel overdue after it did not return Tuesday night."
"Tyler eventually found the vessel's radio while walking along the beach and called for help. He told members of the Coast Guard that the ship sank in Tarpaulin Cove and that he and his parents were sheltering in a barn near a lighthouse. "Our ship burned while we were sleeping. We barely escaped," the son said in the mayday call obtained by WCVB."
"Cynthia Sullivan, 72, died Thursday afternoon, according to a GoFundMe online fundraiser that was set up to support Sullivan and her family. Chris Sullivan, her son, told The Boston Globe that she suffered severe hypothermia and smoke inhalation. "Her heart couldn't take it," he told the paper. The vessel later sank, and the dogs onboard died. Volunteers from the Naushon Trust located the family and administered first aid, according to the Coast Guard."
Cynthia Sullivan, 72, died Thursday after suffering severe hypothermia and smoke inhalation following a boat fire. Cynthia, her husband Patrick, and son Tyler departed Eel Pond in Falmouth aboard their 30-foot pleasure craft Third Wave and planned to anchor between Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. Early Tuesday the vessel caught fire; the trio were awakened by dogs barking. They swam ashore and found refuge on Naushon Island. Crews searched; volunteers from the Naushon Trust located the family, administered first aid, and they were airlifted to Cape Cod Hospital. The vessel later sank and the dogs onboard died. Patrick is hospitalized with burns.
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