The Coast Guard has released the name of a man who died when a boat capsized near Hampton.
James Newsome, 55, and three other people were tossed into the water about a mile east of Fort Monroe Saturday about noon, said Lt. jg Scott McBride, a Coast Guard spokesman. Newsome was from Knightdale, N.C.
The other three people in the 18-foot boat, were taken to Sentara CarePlex Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
The incident also involved a tugboat that was pushing a barge, but investigators don’t yet know what caused the 18-foot boat to capsize, McBride said.
People in two other boats got the four from the overturned boat out of the water and took them to a nearby marina, according to the Coast Guard. Paramedics took them to the hospital.
The case remains under investigation.
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