LINWOOD, MI - Coast Guard Station Saginaw rescued one person in the water from an overturned boat six miles northeast of Linwood, MI this morning at approximately 6:44 a.m.

A 25-foot boat crew recovered one person from the 15-foot open fishing boat. The fishing boat had overturned three miles north east of Linwood, MI and drifted approximately three additional miles.  A second person onboard had previously swam to shore and reported the overturned boat.

The Coast Guard utilized a 25' and 41' boat and one HH-65C Dolphin Helicopter from Air Station Traverse City during the three and a half hour search to locate the person in distress.

No video or pictures are available.

Coast Guard Sector Detroit reminds the boating public to heed all broadcasted weather warnings during impending storms.  People on the water should exercise caution, wear properly fitted personal flotation device (PFD/life-jacket), tell a family member or friend where they are going and when they will return, and have a reliable means of communication.

Coast Guard Sector Detroit directly oversees all Coast Guard missions from Alpena, Michigan to Vermillion, Ohio on Lake Huron, the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers, Lake St. Clair and Western Lake Erie.