Rare, Classic Boat Sunken By Heavy California Rainfall

Heavy rains Sunday caused a classic boat to sink on the Sacramento River, near the River View Marina on Garden Highway. The boat’s owner, Alan Helmer, told FOX40 there was a small leak in the boat, but his bilge pump was keeping it afloat. But when the rain started, it flooded his boat’s deck and over loaded the pump. That’s when Helmer believes it started to sink. “I think that we can probably raise it up if it just stays there, (but) the river it’s rising,” Helmer said.