Coast Guard Suspends Search After Boat Overturns Off Conneaut, Ohio

Overview

• A 22-foot recreational vessel overturned about nine miles offshore of Conneaut, Ohio, on Wednesday morning, and three people entered the water.
• A nearby good Samaritan rescued two occupants; both were reported uninjured and in good health.
• Coast Guard Sector Eastern Great Lakes deployed an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and response boats while the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ashtabula County Dive Team, and Conneaut Fire Department joined the search.
• The Coast Guard suspended active searching at about 5 p.m. after covering nine square nautical miles over roughly 7.5 hours; the missing person is a 73-year-old man whose name has not been released.
• Authorities ask anyone with information to contact Coast Guard Sector Eastern Great Lakes at 714-843-9527.