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Four Rescued After Boat Capsizes on Detroit River Near Gordie Howe Bridge

Officials have not released the cause or the patients' conditions.

Overview

  • A good Samaritan's call on marine radio channel 16 reported a capsized pleasure boat near the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
  • Two nearby boaters pulled four people from the water, with one rescuing three and another rescuing one.
  • The U.S. Coast Guard dispatched a 29-foot response boat as Detroit Fire and EMS and Detroit Police moved to the scene.
  • Rescued passengers were taken to the Delray Boat Ramp for transfer by EMS to a local hospital, according to the Coast Guard.
  • Details on why the boat flipped and the patients' conditions were not released, and agencies described the report as developing.