Update: Coast Guard suspends search for missing man in Lake Erie

U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes

Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mary Wysong

Date: 08.13.2026

Posted: 08.13.2026 10:34

News ID: 572307

News Release

Update: Coast Guard suspends search for missing man in Lake Erie

CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard suspended its search at approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday for the missing 73-year-old man in Lake Erie off of Conneaut Harbor, Ohio.

Coast Guard Sector Eastern Great Lakes watchstanders received a report at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday of an overturned 22-foot vessel with three people who entered the water approximately 9 miles offshore. A good Samaritan rescued two of the boaters, who were reportedly uninjured and in good health.

Coast Guard assets searched a total of 9 square nautical miles for 7.5 total hours.

Involved in the search:

Coast Guard Station Erie 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew
Coast Guard Station Fairport 29-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew
Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ashtabula County Dive Team
Conneaut Fire Department

For questions, please contact the Great Lakes District Public Affairs Office at 216-902-6020, or via email at GLDPublicAffairs@uscg.mil.

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