11/18/2017 – Boat in Distress

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Pelican Point dock to search for a boat that called for assistance from the Hell’s Kitchen area. RAVEN was already in the air on patrol, so they made it to the lake relatively quickly. Just before SAR boats arrived at staging, RAVEN located the boat in distress, beached at the south end of Hell’s Kitchen. Both M10 and M20 were launched, and with the coordinates supplied from RAVEN, arrived at the location approximately 25 minutes later. The boat had experienced mechanical difficulties, so they were able to beach the boat and build a fire to keep warm. M10 initiated a tow while M20 shadowed the two boats back to staging.