Coast Guard crews rescue four boaters on Lake Erie

Coast Guard Detroit MH-65E Dolphin aircrew and RB-S rescue four boaters on Lake Erie — From left: Lt. Caleb Teachout, Cmdr. Robert O’Donnell, Aviation Mechanic Technician 2nd Class Marcus Caceres and Aviation Survival Technician 3rd Class Andre Laserna, all members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, pose for a picture at the station in Detroit after completing a search and rescue mission on August 8, 2025.
The mission resulted in the rescue of four people in the water on Lake Erie due to a capsized vessel.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.

DETROIT — A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Starion Erie RB-S boatcrew conducted the rescue of four boaters from a capsized vessel in the water on Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, on August 8, 2025.

The survivors were transferred to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) on shore and were reported to be medically stable and did not sustain any injuries.

Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes, Coast Guard Great Lakes District, received initial notification at 9:34 a.m. of a capsized 23-foot vessel with four people in the water. The sector issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB) and launched Station Erie’s 29-foot Response Boat-Small (RB-S) crew and an Air Station Detroit MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to respond.

Once on scene, Station Erie rescued three individuals and had speculations of another survivor under the vessel tapping on the hull. The MH-65 Dolphin SRR Helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and deployed the rescue swimmer, making visual confirmation of the survivor being alive in an air pocket under the vessel. The rescue swimmer expertly made contact with the vessel, extracted the survivor, and delivered them to safety on Station Erie’s Response Boat-Small.

A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew conducted a search and rescue mission for four boaters in distress due to a capsized vessel on Lake Erie near Erie, Pennsylvania, on August 8, 2025.
Once on scene, the helicopter crew deployed a rescue swimmer to rescue the last remaining survivor from an air pocket beneath the vessel.
U.S. Coast Guard video edited by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes.
U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes.
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.

“I commend our crews for having swiftly executed the procedures we train daily. The Coast Guard uses a variety of stations to use their expertise to bring family and friends back together, and it was a pleasure to work with the crews of Station Erie,” said Cmdr. Robert O’Donnell, rescue helicopter aircraft commander.

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