MACKINAC ISLAND — Five people and a dog were rescued from a capsized boat near Mackinac Island on Friday afternoon.
According to a press release, the Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes received a report from Mackinac County Dispatch of a capsized vessel with multiple people in the water, including children, approximately 200 yards off Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island after 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9.
The Coast Guard launched a Station St. Ignace 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew, who responded to the scene along with a Mackinac Marine Rescue and the Shepler’s Ferry Wyandot.
Within 20 minutes of the initial notification to the Coast Guard, all five people and the dog had been safely recovered from the water.
“Thanks to our close coordination with local and commercial partners, we were able to accomplish a quick and safe rescue of all persons involved,” said Lt. Alex Waide, Sector Northern Great Lakes Search and Rescue Coordinator, in the release. “This is also a great reminder of how important it is to wear life jackets; in this situation, all five of the distressed boaters were wearing them which helped buy first responders the few minutes needed to get to them in time.”
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Coast Guard rescues five people in capsized boat near Mackinac Island
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