A search involving dozens of first responders and the Coast Guard was suspended Friday afternoon, prompted by the discovery of an abandoned kayak and life preserver on Lake Michigan near Winthrop Harbor. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Fire and Rescue Department responded around 10:22 a.m. Friday to the North Point Marina, […]
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Video shows Coast Guard helicopter rescuing 2 people from Lake Michigan near Waukegan
Video released shows a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescuing a man and woman, who had been stranded in Lake Michigan for over five hours, near Waukegan Tuesday evening. Kathleen Root, 31, and Michael Root were rescued by an MH-60 helicopter aircrew based out of Traverse City, Michigan at around 7 p.m. Tuesday following a major […]
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1 in critical condition, 15 others rescued during two separate water incidents on Lake Michigan near Waukegan
A man is in critical condition and 15 others were rescued during two separate incidents on Lake Michigan, one of which a jet ski capsized and in the other a boat capsized Saturday evening, Waukegan fire officials said. The Waukegan Fire Department responded around 6:20 p.m. Saturday to east of the NRG power plant, 401 […]
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Coast Guard rescues boat taking on water in Lake Michigan near Winthrop Harbor
A private boat taking on water in choppy conditions on Lake Michigan near Winthrop Harbor was rescued by the Coast Guard early Thursday morning. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded at 3:39 a.m. Thursday to the North Point Marina, 701 North Point Drive, for a report of a boat in distress one mile east of […]