ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – A male was rescued from a boat taking on water several miles off Lakeshore Park in Ashtabula Tuesday morning.
Around 10:00 a.m. Ashtabula Police notified the Ashtabula Division of Fire of a small boat sinking in Lake Erie.
The fire department deployed a drone from the park as other first responders launched Marine 1 rescue boat to search for the sinking vessel.
Crews found the disabled boat about three miles north of Lakeshore Park.
The boater was wearing a life jacket and standing knee-deep in water aboard the boat.
He was brought back to shore, where he was checked out EMS and released.
All units cleared from the are about 11:30 a.m.
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