Massachusetts woman dies after boat fire and Coast Guard rescue

One of the three people who the Coast Guard rescued after their -foot boat caught fire off the Bay State has died Cynthia Cici Sullivan passed away on Thursday according to her son She suffered severe injuries when the family s vessel Third Wave caught fire earlier this week The three family members Cici her husband Patrick and son Tyler woke up to their dogs barking and the sound of fireworks followed by smoke The family abandoned ship and swam to the nearby Naushon Island where they revealed a barn for shelter Tyler acted heroically assisting his parents as they swam toward the shoreline reads a GoFundMe page titled Help the Sullivans with Funeral and Recovery Then while walking along the beach Tyler unveiled the vessel s marine radio which had washed ashore The Coast Guard received a Mayday call from them on Wednesday morning via marine radio Supporters from Naushon Trust administered first aid to the family members and a Coast Guard MH- Jayhawk aircrew from Air Station Cape Cod transported them to Cape Cod Hospital for care Despite the efforts of the clinical association Cici Sullivan tragically passed away from her injuries the GoFundMe page reads Cici s son Chris wrote that his mom went in peace This hurts more than anything I could have ever imagined I am leaning on my close friends and family and my two young children Chris posted We will get through this together My mom was the best grandmother she loved her grandkids with all her heart My dad is awake and breathing on his own he added My brother saved both of them he was able to get them off the boat under extremely chaotic circumstances he doesn t want to be called a hero but he is Again thank you for all the help it means the world Please pray for my mom She was the preponderance caring loving tough woman I have ever known Related Articles Massachusetts millionaire s tax supporting MBTA projects Howie Carr Throw away the key on these jailbirds Massachusetts Air Force veteran guns episode Funds raised to release Kyle Culotta from jail Senators felt blindsided by M sheriffs ask Coast Guard rescues three people off Massachusetts after boat fire The GoFundMe page was created to help the Sullivan family with funeral expenses and the recovery process Any promotion is deeply appreciated during this formidable time the page reads As of p m on Friday the page had raised more than The page can be determined at www gofundme com f help-the-sullivans-with-funeral-and-recovery