QUEENS -- Multiple people were rescued after a boat capsized in the East River Sunday afternoon.
The Dragon Boat racing team was on board for their last practice of the season.
They started at the World's Fair Marina and were heading to the Whitestone Bridge when the boat capsized around 1:30 p.m. near College Point Yacht Club in Queens.
Nineteen people were tossed into the water.
"Our boat capsized because the wakes were too big," Franklin Chiu said.
The team of 19 clung to the boat until rescuers arrived. Each member of the team was equipped with a life jacket. They were pulled to safety by first responders and taken to College Point Yacht Club.
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