The missing vessel central to the search in the waters of Lake Erie was found Thursday morning along the Ohio coastline, but the boat's The occupants were nowhere to be found.Ontario Police said.
A passerby walking along the beach in Madison Township, Ohio, spotted the ship around 8:43 a.m., police said. Members of the Canadian Coast Guard later determined the boat was unmanned.
The boat was found on a rocky part of the coast and boarding was difficult due to rough waves,and her WOIO-TV, based in Cleveland. reported, citing Madison Township Police.
In a tweet, Madison Township Police said, "A number of Canadian search and rescue aircraft were deployed and operating in the area." The tweet included a photo of a Griffon helicopter from the Canadian Air Force's 424th Transport and Rescue Squadron at the scene.
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The ship was discovered approximately 42 hours after it first departed. At about 2:00 pm on Tuesday, from Madison she departed from Port Burwell, nearly 100 km from the marina, and was unable to return later that evening.
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11 Paramedics were notified at about 3:38 a.m. Tuesday, police announced by the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) in CFB Trenton, the JRCC, the Canadian Coast Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard, OPP, Bayham Fire and Emergency Services, and A search involving multiple agencies, including Elgin EMS, has been launched.
After her day-long search on Wednesday, search and rescue teams resumed the search for the boat's occupants Thursday morning.
In an emailed statement, Maj. said to have been hoisted onto the boat. He determines that the helicopter is the missing ship.
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As of Thursday afternoon, RCAF aircraft, OPP boats, Canadian Coast Guard vessels, and the Port Burwell Fire Department boat was in it. People participating in the search, he said.
A U.S. Coast Guard District 9 official told Global News that a vessel known as the "Response Boat - Small" departed from the Coast Guard base in Grand River, Ohio, and traveled one mile ( 1.6 km) of coastline were searched.
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The weather was fine when the boater went missing, according to Reid.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact her at 1-888-310-1122 or CrimeStopper.
The small vessel that was reported missing two days ago in Canadian waters ran aground today on the shoreline of Madison Township. A large number of Canadian search and rescue aircraft were dispatched and operating in the area. The boater remains missing and a search operation is underway. pic.twitter.com/iBl1XB5g73
— Madison Township PD (@MadisonTwpPD) August 11, 2022
A search continues for the missing boater since the evening of 9 August. This morning the boat was on the shores of Madison, Ohio, without a crew. @RCAF_ARC @CoastGuardCAN @CASARA_National (1/2) pic.twitter.com/oHzjeoU74z
– Trenton JRCC CCCOS (@JRCCTrentCCCOS) Aug 11, 2022
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#JRCCTrenton was underwater on Lake Erie with@RCAF_ARC aircraft,@CoastGuardCAN ships, and@CASARA_National members. We are continuing to search for the person of (2/2) pic.twitter.com/dy3caWzg8v
— Trenton JRCC CCCOS (@JRCCTrentCCCOS) Aug 11, 2022
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