CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a person who entered the water after a vessel overturned near Conneaut, Ohio, Wednesday.
Missing is a 73-year-old man.
Coast Guard Sector Eastern Great Lakes watchstanders received notification at 10:50 a.m. 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.
Involved in the search:
- Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew
- Coast Guard Station Fairport 29-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew
- Coast Guard Station Erie 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Ashtabula County Dive Team
- Conneaut Fire Department
Anyone with information regarding the missing individual can contact Coast Guard Sector Eastern Great Lakes at 714-843-9527.
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