EAGLE HARBOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZMQ) – No injuries were reported after a seaplane overturned on the water in Eagle Harbor Township on October 17.
Around 1:00 p.m., the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office responded to an overturned seaplane on Lake Bailey. When deputies arrived, both occupants were found on top of the overturned plane.
Deputies deployed the Sheriff’s Office personal watercraft. They successfully rescued both occupants and brought them safely to shore.
Officials say the aircraft overturned due to high winds. The incident did not occur during takeoff or landing.
The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by the Eagle Harbor Township Volunteer Fire Department and Eagle Harbor Township Medical First Responders.
