BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two people were rescued Friday in Lake Erie after going overboard and drifting away from their sail boat.
The rescue took place past 7 p.m. Friday, with Air 1 the U.S. Coast Guard leading the effort, the Erie County Sheriff's Office confirmed Saturday.
The vessel in distress was roughly 3 miles off shore from the windmills in Hamburg. Two people went overboard and drifted approximately 500 yards away. Air 1 located the sail boat, and the one person still aboard signaled toward the two people in the water.
"Air 1 guided the U.S. Coast Guard to their location in the water, and both subjects were recovered and brought to safety," the sheriff's office said.