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Coast Guard rescues a kayaker stranded on South Manitou Island, 2012

Also South Manitou Island kayaker rescue February 2012

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TypeEvent
Date2012-02-04
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2012-02-04
Kind
Rescue
Carried out by
organization/united-states-coast-guard
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeemergency-managementtransportationcommunity

Summary

The March 2012 Beaver Beacon reports that a Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City aircrew rescued a kayaker stranded on South Manitou Island on February 4, 2012, and transported him to Traverse City.

Evidence limits

The article does not identify the kayaker or give a precise rescue coordinate.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, March 2012, "Lost Kayak."
    Reports the February 4 rescue of a male kayaker by an MH-65C Dolphin helicopter, his transport to Traverse City and release in good condition, and Coast Guard coordination to recover the kayak. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held March issue scan confirms the South Manitou rescue report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard rescues a kayaker stranded on South Manitou Island, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-kayak-rescue-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2012, "Lost Kayak." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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