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- Mom Dies Days After Rescue from Island Where She and Family Fled to Escape Boat Fire</p>
<p>Abigail AdamsOctober 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM</p>
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<p>One of three people who was rescued from a small island off Massachusetts Oct. 22 has died</p>
<p>Cynthia Sullivan died Oct. 23, according to a post shared on Facebook by one of her sons</p>
<p>The mom was with with her husband Patrick and son Tyler when their boat caught fire and sank on Oct. 21, causing them to flee to the island</p>
<p>A mom has died after she and her family were rescued from a small island off the coast of Massachusetts days after escaping a boat that caught fire.</p>
<p>Cynthia Sullivan was one of three people who spent nearly two days on Naushon Island after they swam from their boat when it went up in flames and capsized. All three sustained third-degree burns from the blaze.</p>
<p>The trio, including Cynthia's husband Patrick and son Tyler, were rescued on Wednesday, Oct. 22, after taking shelter in a barn on the island.</p>
<p>Cynthia was transported to Cape Cod Hospital after the rescue. On Friday, Oct. 24, her son Christopher Sullivan announced on Facebook that his mom had died.</p>
<p>"My mom passed last night. She went in peace," he wrote, noting that they "played her some John Mellencamp as she passed."</p>
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<p>Coast Guard rescues 3 people off of Naushon Island after vessel fire.</p>
<p>Christopher also said his mom "was the best grandmother, she loved her grandkids with all her heart." He later added, "Please pray for my mom. She was the most caring, loving, tough woman I have ever known."</p>
<p>Patrick is now "awake and breathing on his own," according to Christopher, who now considers his brother Tyler a hero. He claimed Tyler saved both of their parents from the fire.</p>
<p>"He was able to get them off the boat under extremely chaotic circumstances," Christopher wrote, adding, "he doesn't want to be called a hero, but he is."</p>
<p>Tyler was in stable condition after the rescue, according to ABC affiliate WCVB-TV. His dad Patrick was flown to the burn unit at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.</p>
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<p>Coast Guard rescues 3 people off of Naushon Island after vessel fire.</p>
<p>The family lost two dogs in the fire, according to FOX affiliate WFXT and CBS affiliate WBZ-TV.</p>
<p>Family members said in a statement that the Sullivans were alerted to the fire after their dogs started barking while they slept during the early hours of Tuesday, Oct. 21.</p>
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<p>"Quick thinking and having quality equipment allowed the family to survive and call for help," Scott Backholm, a search and rescue mission coordinator from Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England said in a statement shared by ABC News.</p>
<p>More than $16,000 has been raised through a GoFundMe for the family as of Friday, Oct. 24. Donations will go toward assisting the Sullivan family with funeral expenses and the recovery process.</p>
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