Three missing people including a boy were found – and their boat – about four miles off shore in Lake Superior thanks to help from Bruce’s Legacy sonar and boat
Listen to the interview with the head of Bruce’s Legacy – whose sonar found the boat on the third day of searching
By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News has confirmed that three people missing for two weeks in Lake Superior have been found along with their boat about four to five miles off shore in about 300 feet of water.
The incident remains a scene – and recovery efforts are next.
Numerous officials remain on the scene including Houghton County and the U.S. Coast Guard.
All three victims and the boat were located but officials are not saying much more.
The first sonar images of the scene were recorded about 11 a.m.
Tributes to the victims are already on social media.
They left on Sept. 17, 2016 – two weeks ago today (Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016) – for an afternoon of Lake Trout Fishing near Big reef in Keweenaw Bay.
They are:
- 61-year-old Keith Karvonen of Atlantic Mine, who is a seasoned veteran of Lake Superior and boat owner
- 43-year-old Steven Chartre and his 9-year-old son, Ethan Chartre, both of Ishpeming, who missed a family fish fry sparking the massive search.
A Black River Falls, Wisconsin nonprofit came to the aid of Upper Peninsula families searching for three members who recently disappeared on Keweenaw Bay without a trace – until today.
http://upbreakingnews.com/MissingBoatWithThreeSouls
Officials from Bruce’s Legacy are only charging expenses – and its board chair Keith Cormican – is at the helm of a search boat that has deployed sonar radar – and has an underwater camera that can investigate any significant hits on the sonar.
Cormican reports the business owners of the Keweenaw has been treating him with warmth and thanks.
Cormican was called by Tom Crossmon – one of the friends of missing boat captain Keith Karvonen who has helped raise money to defray search costs. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Canadian Coast Guard both conducted a massive search for the boaters without turning up a clue.
Family is hoping the public will help defray the costs of the underwater searching
- 61-year-old Keith Karvonen of Atlantic Mine, who is a seasoned veteran of Lake Superior and boat owner
- 43-year-old Steven Chartre and his 9-year-old son, Ethan Chartre, both of Ishpeming, who missed a family fish fry sparking the massive search.
www.youcaring.com/keith-karvonen-655466
http://upbreakingnews.com/USGCMissingBoat
Bruce’s Legacy
Bruce’s Legacy is a volunteer organization providing emergency assistance, education, public safety awareness and search and recovery operations for drowned victims to provide resolution for families.
Bruce’s Legacy is a 501 (C)(3) volunteer organization providing emergency assistance, education, public safety awareness and search and recovery operations for drowned victims to provide resolution for families.
Notice on facebook page:
We arrived in the UP of MI last night to join up with Tom Crossmon to help locate these three that went missing while fishing in Lake Superior, one being a 9 year old. The only thing to work off from is a cell ping. Working 5 miles out and in 300-400′. We had some waves making it very tough to get good images Tomorrow the wind is to switch and hope make for better day.
http://www.bruceslegacy.com/contact
https://www.facebook.com/bruceslegacy
Keith Cormican
Bruce’s Legacy Director
715-896-0726
Bruce’s Legacy
942 Red Iron Rd.
Black River Falls, WI 54615
http://www.bruceslegacy.com/our-purpose/
http://5newsonline.com/2015/04/01/family-rallies-to-find-missing-rogers-woman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-scan_sonar
URGENT – U.P. Breaking News Bulletin: We have sad news to report. Officials are reporting that sonar images located that 14-foot boat and all three victims Missing in the Copper Country for two weeks – in Lake Superior about 4 miles off shore – More when we have it.
Upper Peninsula Breaking News by Greg Peterson 