After a terrifying ordeal, two duck hunters from Michigan needed to be dramatically rescued from the frigid, potentially fatal waters of Saginaw Bay. According to WWJ Newsradio, the two were clinging to a 14-foot boat that was partially submerged yesterday morning as it was overtaken by waves in McKinley Township’s Wild Fowl Bay. Due to the damage caused by the high east/southeast winds, one hunter was left with the barely afloat boat while the other attempted a risky two-mile swim to shore.
Around ten in the morning, one of the hunters called Huron County Central Dispatch in a panic, according to ABC12. The Huron County Sheriff’s deputies, the Caseville Fire Department, and the Fairhaven Township Fire Department quickly mobilized, bringing powerful rescue tools, such as a rescue airboat and a big Zodiac boat, to the site where lives were at stake. Fairhaven firefighters, meanwhile, had already departed on a private airboat to locate the stranded hunters before official rescue crews could arrive.
In the end, both hunters were recovered and taken to safety in freezing water that was between mid- to high 40 degrees. An ambulance was waiting for them when they arrived at the coast, and they were assessed for exposure and injuries right away. According to a press release by the Huron Daily Tribune, the sheriff’s office stated that both men, a 64-year-old from Fenton and a 31-year-old from Kalamazoo, declined additional medical attention despite their terrifying experience.
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