Check the gas tank before setting out.
Stephen Tregea found himself in cold, roiling water off the Pebble Beach shoreline Wednesday after his boat ran out of fuel, capsized and broke apart n the surf. Wearing a life vest, the 47-year-old made it to shore near Bird Rock on his own but was taken to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for treatment of hypothermia, according to authorities.
“He was just out there fishing, and then he ran out of fuel, and his boat capsized,” said Cal Fire firefighter Brandon Phillips, who responded to the emergency call at around 1:30 p.m. April 6 with the crew from he Pebble Beach fire station.