Contact: Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office
(216) 902-6020
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| News Release |
Date: February 7, 2009 Contact: Ninth CoastGuard District Public Affairs Office |
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The U.S. Coast Guard, Ohio state and local agencies respond to 150-200 people stranded on ice floe in Western Lake Erie CLEVELAND - The U.S. Coast Guard, and multiple state and local agencies are recovering approximately 150-200 people, today, from an ice floe in western Lake Erie near Oak Harbor, Ohio. The call for assistance was received by the Coast Guard at 10:45 a.m. As of 3 p.m., more than 150 people have been safely recovered. Two of those people were recovered from the water. One of those two people was taken to shore in good condition. The other person was transported, by Coast Guard helicopter, to Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio, and was later pronounced dead. Response agencies are staging at Crane Creek State Park in Oak Harbor, Ohio. The multiple-agency response includes HH-65C Dolphin helicopters from U.S. Coast Guard Air Stations Detroit and Traverse City, Mich.; a C-130 aircraft from USCG Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C.; U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw; rescue boats from U.S. Coast Guard Stations Toledo, Ohio, Belle Isle, Mich., St. Clair Shores, Mich., and Marblehead, Ohio; a helicopter from the Canadian Coast Guard; and response vessels from the Ohio State Patrol; Monroe County Sheriff; Jervis, Carol and Washington Townships; local fire departments and a helicopter from Toledo LifeFlight. For media inquiries, contact the Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office at (216) 902-6020. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. |
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