An unusual sight on the shore of Mission Beach Tuesday morning. A sailboat with two people on board was found overturned on its side.

MISSION BEACH (CBS 8) - A sailboat with two people onbaord overturned on its side in Mission Beach Tuesday morning.

The incident happened just before 5 a.m., when lifeguards responded to a 911 call about a sailboat being stuck in the surf. The owner had recently bought the boat and was bringing it to Mission Beach from Oceanside, according to police.

There was a light missing on the north end of the jetty and the captain thought he was clear of the beach, but he wasn't and the boat overturned after getting caught in a wave.

"We responded with a lifeguard vessel and hooked it up to a tow and were able to determine that the vessels' kiel had taken on water and it would've sank if we tried to do that," Lt. Andy Lerum said.