2 Dead, 5 Missing After Storm Capsizes Sailboats in Alabama
Coast Guard still searching for five people.
— -- A second body was found in Alabama waters after a storm capsized several sailboats during a regatta, the Alabama Department of Public Safety said today.
One body was found Saturday night and the second body was found this morning, according to the state's Department of Public Safety. Neither has been identified.
Crews are searching for five people who are believed to still be missing, but not all five were regatta participants.
More than 40 people have been rescued, the Coast Guard said today. Good Samaritans and local authorities have assisted in the rescue efforts.
More than 100 boats and as many as 200 people were participating in the Dauphin Island regatta, held in Mobile Bay.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
