Ninth District External Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard
Video Release
UPDATE/VIDEO Release: Coast Guard rescues 2 teenagers adrift in Rondeau Bay, Ontario
Editor's Note: Click the first image below to view or download the helicopter "hoist cam" footage. Click the others photos to obtain higher-resolution versions.
This release also serves to correct an earlier release that stated the two teenagers were rescued from an adrift ice floe. They were, in fact, adrift on a raft that was covered with a duckblind.
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RONDEAU BAY, Ontario — An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit medevacs two teenagers who were adrift in a raft in Rondeau Bay, Feb. 6, 2012. Click the above screen-capture to view or download the video. U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy Air Station Detroit |
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RONDEAU BAY, Ontario — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew conducts an overflight of a raft with a duckblind that is adrift in Rondeau Bay near Shrewsbury, Ontario, Feb. 6, 2012. The overflight was conducted after an earlier mission, in which an Air Station Detroit rescue helicopter crew airlifted two teenagers who were stuck in the raft as it drifted into the bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bret Fogle |
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RONDEAU BAY, Ontario — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew conducts an overflight of a raft with a duckblind (lower left portion of image) that is adrift in Rondeau Bay near Shrewsbury, Ontario, Feb. 6, 2012. The overflight was conducted after an earlier mission, in which an Air Station Detroit rescue helicopter crew airlifted two teenagers who were stuck in the raft as it drifted into the bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bret Fogle |
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is releasing footage and photos of this morning's rescue of two teenagers who were adrift in Rondeau Bay.
Click here to read an initial news release about the case.
The names of the men are not being released.
"This case is just a perfect example of our bi-national collaboration and cooperation with our Canadian partners," said Capt. Stephen Torpey, chief of response for the 9th Coast Guard District.
"Working together, the Canadian Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, and Ontario Provincial Police were able to put the right emergency response asset, complete with a crew with the right capabilities, at the scene, which allowed us to successfully reach these boys and get them home."
Although it was previously reported that the men were adrift on an ice floe, it is now understood that they were walking along the shore and climbed onto a raft, which was covered by a duckblind, when the raft suddenly broke free and drifted into the bay. The raft has since drifted into the loose patch of ice pictured above.
Any questions regarding the incident and any follow-up investigation should be directed to the Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police Detachment and Constable Aaron McPhail at 519-352-1122.
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