Coast Guard Rescues Man after Boat Capsizes in Straits of Mackinaw
September 6th, 2007
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. - The Coast Guard rescued a man after his sail boat capsized at approximately 3:10 p.m., today, in the Straits of Mackinaw.
A Coast Guard Station St. Ignace 47-foot motor lifeboat responded to rescue James Bothwell, 62, one-half mile off of Point Nipigon.
Bothwell was recovered by the Coast Guard. He was transferred to a Cheboygan County Marine boat and brought back to shore.
Cheboygan County Marine towed the 13-foot sail boat to shore.
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