By Denis Cuff
STAFF WRITER

Two men in a ski boat were injured this morning when their boat hit a levee on Bethel Island and sank, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.

At least one of the men was sent to a hospital.

The boat was traveling along Taylor Slough between Bethel and Jersey islands about 5 a.m. when it hit the levee on the Bethel Island side of the water, said Coast Guard Petty Office Matt Doby.

Only one of the men was accounted for initially. The other man later was found on land as the Coast Guard was about to launch a search-and- rescue helicopter to look for him, Doby said. The two men were believed to be in their 40s.

The Coast Guard sent a boat to the accident site. The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s marine patrol also responded, and took over the accident investigation.