2 men rescued after boat capsizes in Mississippi Sound

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources rescued two men who went missing after their boat capsized in the Mississippi Sound.

DMR spokeswoman Melissa Scallan told The Sun Herald the boat capsized about 5 p.m. Tuesday just south of the Pass Christian harbor.

DMR boats found the men in the water about 6:15 p.m.

Scallan said they were wearing life preservers.