U.S. Coast Guard searching for mission kite surfer off Evanston, IL

Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Fontenette | The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a kite surfer who was reported missing on Lake Michigan near Evanston, Illinois, April 23, 2022. The surfer was wearing a black wetsuit on a grey and black striped kite. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)  

CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES

04.23.2022

Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Fontenette 

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

CHICAGO — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a kite surfer who was reported missing on Lake Michigan near Evanston, Illinois, April 23, 2022.

At 5:30 p.m. watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan received a distress call from a local firefighter who reported a kite surfer wearing a black wetsuit on a grey and black striped kite going underwater on Lake Michigan. The surfer was not observed resurfacing.

Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan has launched a small boat from Station Kenosha and the Ninth Coast Guard District launched an MH-60 helicopter from Air Station Traverse City. Both assets are on scene and actively searching the area.

Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan requests anyone who has any information to call 414-747-7182.

• Date Taken: 04.23.2022
• Date Posted: 04.24.2022 00:05
• Story ID: 419155
• Location: CHICAGO, IL, US