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Capsized Boat Rescue – April 3, 2010 Also see:
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On April 3, 2010 at
approximately 3:10pm, Saugeen Shores Police received a complaint
that there was a group of people on Chantry Island. Chantry
Island is located in Lake Huron, off the shore of Southampton.
Chantry Island is designated as an Ontario Migratory Bird
Sanctuary and unauthorized persons are not permitted on the
island. Using binoculars, police were able to observe a group
on the island. The group was seen to leave the island in a
small aluminum boat and a short time later at approximately
4:06pm the boat was observed to capsize. The lake was extremely
rough due to very high winds. There was a wind warning issued
for the area by Environment Canada.
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The owner of the boat, age 19, was
able to swim to the mainland. He made it to shore at approximately
4:40pm. The other four persons, ages 19, 19, 20 and 25, were for a
period of time unaccounted for. Trenton Search and Rescue was contacted
for assistance. A US Coast Guard helicopter from Michigan arrived to
assist. The four unaccounted for persons had been able to swim back to
Chantry Island. At approximately 5:30pm, the helicopter airlifted the
men off the island and returned them to the beach in Southampton. From
there, they were taken by ambulance to Grey Bruce Health Services,
Southampton. All five boaters were treated and released later in the
evening. Injuries consisted of hypothermia, water ingestion and
abrasions from being thrown against the rocks by the waves. Inspector Ken McCulloch Saugeen Shores Police Service
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