SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
SEPTEMBER 21, 1965
page 3.

 

SUISUN BOAT CAPSIZES--COUPLE DIES

A Coast Guard search for an overdue fishing boat ended early yesterday with the rescue of a Concord man and recovery of the bodies of a Pacheco couple. The survivor, Phil Rouse, 25, was still clinging to
the body of Olean Dalrymple when a Coast Guard helicopter spotted him at 7:50 a.m., some 15 hours
after Rouse's 18-foot craft capsized in the Suisun Bay. Tied by a line to the overturned boat was the body of Stanley Dalrymple. The Contra Costa County Coroner's Office said the deaths of the husband and wife, both in their 40s, were caused by drowning. Rouse said the boat capsized Sunday afternoon when he and Dalrymple attempted to pull free the anchor line which was snagged on the bottom. The three tried to right the craft, and when that could not be accomplished, they attempted to hold on
to it until help arrived. During the night the waters became rough, and both Dalrymple and his wife drowned, even though Rouse did his best to keep Mrs. Dalrymple from going under. The Coast Guard started its search late Sunday night when Rouse's wife reported him overdue.