Archive image: A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew performs a search and rescue (SAR) demonstration for onlookers at Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island, Illinois, Oct. 21, 2023.
The aircrew participated in Mission Mighty Mississippi, a community relations event that showcased Coast Guard capabilities and career opportunities in the Upper Mississippi River region.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Randisi.
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Omar Faba, Coast Guard Great Lakes
MARBLEHEAD, Ohio — Coast Guard Station Marblehead conducted the rescue of two people in the water and Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65E Dolphin aircrew assisted in the rescue of a third person near Kelleys Island on Lake Erie. Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Coast Guard Sector Detroit watchstanders received initial notification from Erie County dispatchers at 6:36 p.m. Tuesday, reporting a possible person in the water.
A Coast Guard Station Marblehead 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) boatcrew was launched, arrived on scene and rescued two people in the water and transferred them to emergency medical services (EMS) personnel awaiting ashore Kelleys Island.
It was then confirmed that there was a third person in the water who was still unaccounted for.
A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched and located the third person still treading water. With the rescue helicopter aircrew support, Station Marblehead RB-M boatcrew members aboard a TowBoat vessel assisted with rescuing the third person and transferred him to EMS at Station Marblehead.
“We’re just glad to help and save some lives,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Ashlyn Schmidt, coxswain, Station Marblehead. “Make sure when you go on the water to wear a life jacket, it could save your life!”
Involved in the rescue:
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Kelleys Island Police Department
- Kelleys Island Fire Department
- TowBoat
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