{"id":239737,"date":"2026-07-09T22:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/239737\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T22:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:25:13","slug":"authorities-search-for-missing-michigan-kayaker-in-lake-erie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/239737\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities search for missing Michigan kayaker in Lake Erie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jesus “Chewy” Sanchez, a missing kayaker, may have drifted into Ohio waters after a severe Lake Erie storm on July 3, according to authorities. <\/p>\n

TOLEDO, Ohio \u2014 A Michigan man who disappeared while kayaking on Lake Erie during severe storms over the Fourth of July holiday weekend could be located along Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline, prompting authorities to ask northwest Ohio boaters to remain alert.<\/p>\n

The Brownstown Township Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Jesus “Chewy” Sanchez, 30, of Monroe, Michigan, who has been missing since the evening of July 3.<\/p>\n

According to police, Sanchez was kayaking on Lake Erie with two friends as they traveled from Celeron Island to Downriver Marina when a storm swept across the lake. The U.S. Coast Guard reported the storm produced wind gusts of up to 70 mph and waves between 10 and 20 feet, causing the three kayakers to become separated after their kayaks capsized.<\/p>\n

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Two of the three kayakers were rescued by passing jet skiers and Sanchez has not been seen since, according to authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sanchez is described as having brown eyes and black, shoulder-length hair. He was last seen wearing blue and green swimming trunks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Brownstown Township police stated that weather conditions and lake currents mean Sanchez could be located anywhere along the Lake Erie shoreline, including in Michigan, Ohio or Canadian waters.<\/p>\n

The search for Sanchez has involved multiple agencies, including the Brownstown Township Police Department, Brownstown Professional Fire Fighters, Grosse Ile Police Department, Grosse Ile Fire Department, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan State Police, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Downriver Mutual Aid Dive Search and Rescue Team. Brownstown police have also used drones to assist in the search.<\/p>\n

Authorities are asking boaters out on Lake Erie or anyone along the shoreline to report any information that could help investigators.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about Sanchez’s whereabouts or who discovers anything that may be connected to the investigation is asked to contact the Brownstown Township Police Department at 734-675-1300. Anyone with urgent information should call 911.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jesus “Chewy” Sanchez, a missing kayaker, may have drifted into Ohio waters after a severe Lake Erie storm…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-239737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}