An Ohio coast guard station and Coast Guard Air Station Detroit assisted in the rescue three people near Kelleys Island on Lake Erie Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Detroit\u2019s station received initial notification from Erie County dispatchers at around 6 p.m. <\/p>\n
The notification reported a possible person in the water. <\/p>\n
From the Ohio station a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew arrived on scene and rescued two people in the water.<\/p>\n
After rescue the station transferred them to EMS awaiting ashore Kelleys Island.<\/p>\n
It was then confirmed that there was a third person in the water who was still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n
A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew located the third person still treading water.<\/p>\n
Both air and boat crews worked together to rescue the third person and transferred him to EMS at Station Marblehead.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re just glad to help and save some lives,\u201d said Petty Officer 1st Class Ashlyn Schmidt, coxswain, Station Marblehead. \u201cMake sure when you go on the water to wear a life jacket, it could save your life.\u201d<\/p>\n