Update: Coast Guard suspends search for missing man in Lake Erie
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Update: Coast Guard suspends search for missing man in Lake Erie
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard suspended its search at approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday for the missing 73-year-old man in Lake Erie off of Conneaut Harbor, Ohio.
Coast Guard Sector Eastern Great Lakes watchstanders received a report at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday of an overturned 22-foot vessel with three people who entered the water approximately 9 miles offshore. A good Samaritan rescued two of the boaters, who were reportedly uninjured and in good health.
Coast Guard assets searched a total of 9 square nautical miles for 7.5 total hours.
Involved in the search:
- Coast Guard Station Erie 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew
- Coast Guard Station Fairport 29-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew
- Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Ashtabula County Dive Team
- Conneaut Fire Department
For questions, please contact the Great Lakes District Public Affairs Office at 216-902-6020, or via email at GLDPublicAffairs@uscg.mil.
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