SALISBURY, Mass. --
Emergency officials rescued three boaters whose vessel smashed into the north jetty at the mouth of the Merrimack River near Salisbury Beach late Wednesday and they are continuing to search for a fourth person who they were not able to locate in the water.
Two people were rescued after sending out a 10 p.m distress call. They made it to the jetty and were taken to a U.S. Coast Guard vessel. One person suffered from a broken leg. The others suffered minor injuries.
"It was just about at high tide and the conditions were horrible. Some of the firefighters tried to make their way out to the jetties and the waves were breaking right over the top of the jetties, halfway out," Salisbury Fire Chief Richard Souliotis said.
No identities were immediately released, but the boat was said to have been moored out of Hampton Harbor and the missing man was said to be the captain, according to authorities.
The Salisbury fire chief said the missing man is from New Hampshire. He said the Salisbury Fire Department suspended its search for the missing man about 4 a.m. because of weather conditions, mainly choppy water and low visibility. He said he hopes to resume the search later in the morning when the fog lifts.
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