Coast Guard rescues 2 people near Waukegan, IL

Coast Guard rescues 2 people near Waukegan, IL
Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo CHICAGO ⎯ The Coast Guard rescued two people from the water near Waukegan, Illinois, Tuesday evening. Kathleen Root, 31, and Michael Root were hoisted by an MH-60 helicopter aircrew from Air Station Traverse City at approximately 7 p.m. central standard time. Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan received a report...

Traverse City aircrew rescues injured snowmobiler from remote area in Canada

Traverse City aircrew rescues injured snowmobiler from remote area in Canada
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich – A helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City rescued an injured snowmobiler suffering life-threatening injuries from a remote area in southern Canada Saturday. Personnel at Canada’s Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Trenton, Ontario, received a report of the emergency from the Ontario Provincial Police Department and Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Fire Department...

U.S., Canadian Coast Guard search for missing man on Lake Ontario

U.S., Canadian Coast Guard search for missing man on Lake Ontario
CLEVELAND — Rescue personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard are searching for a man in Lake Ontario who was reported missing about 3:30 p.m., Sunday. The missing man is Michael “Dave” French of Rochester, N.Y. At 3:25 p.m., Saturday, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton, Ontario, reported a 32-foot sailboat had washed ashore at Point Petre, Ontario with a New York registration...

Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized boat in Lake Ontario

Coast Guard rescues 3 from capsized boat in Lake Ontario
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued three people after their boat capsized in Lake Ontario, Saturday afternoon. At 3:50 p.m., a search-and-rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo received notification from the Niagara County 911 dispatcher of three adult males in the water whose 19-foot recreational boat had capsized three miles offshore of Four Mile Creek State Park, N.Y. A rescue boatcrew...

Coast Guard medically evacuates Canadian ATV rider

CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit medically evacuated a 32-year-old male from Pelee Island, Ontario following an accident on an ATV, Saturday, at approximately 6:45 p.m.