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The Mukilteo Fire Department assisted in the rescue of two people, who were in the water south of Lighthouse Park Friday, Oct. 16.

Fire personnel were dispatched to a water rescue call at 9:10 a.m. Initial information indicated a canoe had overturned and two subjects were in the water south of the park. A crew arrived to find both subjects in the water with one swimming towards shore. A canoe was several hundred feet offshore in choppy water.

The Coast Guard was notified, per procedure. A marine unit launched from Everett. A Coast Guard boat and helicopter in the area also responded. T...