Air Station Traverse City aircrew assists boaters using 'unusual' method

MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES

04.11.2015

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

A crew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., assisted a boater after they became stuck in pack ice outside of Holland, Mich., in Lake Michgan, Saturday, April 11, 2015.

The aircrew moved the ice using the helicopter's rotor wash to create a path for the boaters to return to shore.

U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Traverse City

• Date Taken: 04.11.2015
• Date Posted: 04.13.2015 12:22
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 398354
• VIRIN: 150411-G-ZZ999-001
• Filename: DOD_102363053
• Length: 00:02:30
• Location: MICHIGAN, US