Sailors safe after capsize

ST. JOHN — Two Pullman men are safe after their sailboat capsized in high winds on Rock Lake on Saturday, Oct. 19, as the wind eventually drifted them and their boat back to shore.

Whitman County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Miller said the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, St. John Fire District 2, and Rosalia Ambulance responded to a report of the capsized vessel around 1:40 p.m. at the north end of the lake.

Firefighters from St. John launched two personal watercraft, but the men, who were still with their boat when it washed ashore, did not require rescue.

“They were wearing life jackets,” Miller...