It was the haul of the day Wednesday for two fishermen on Lake Arthur.

“We did pretty good, we caught five people,” quipped Craig Book.

That's how many stranded boaters Book and brother, Todd, helped pluck from the middle of the lake after a gust of wind apparently capsized their sailboat at Moraine State Park, authorities said.

Two other rescue boats arrived a short time later and picked up the remaining five people from the same overturned water craft.

The 22-foot sailboat ended up sunk along with some of the car keys and cell phones belonging to the boaters. No one was injured.

The 10 occupants — reportedly men and women in their 20s and a 3-year-old child — were enjoying the day on the lake shortly before 6 p.m. when their boat flipped over.

One of the boaters managed to keep his phone dry long enough to call 911 for help. He and the others were left holding onto the side of the boat in the center of the lake between Nealys Point and Crescent Bay.

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