Deputies crossed rough water and brought two hunters off Maisou Island

Two duck hunters were brought off Maisou Island on November 8 after their boat swamped in rough water, MLive reported, citing the Huron County Sheriff's Office. A caller reported the swamping at 6:15 p.m. as the pair headed back toward shore. Crews from Huron Central and the Caseville Fire Department, along with a Tuscola County deputy, each launched a rescue airboat.

Deputy Ben Willinberg and Tuscola Sgt. Justin Nitz crossed 3-foot waves and found the hunters on the west side of the island in Fairhaven Township, Sheriff Kelly Hanson said. The two, a 20-year-old boyfriend and girlfriend from Allen Park and Southgate, were mildly hypothermic. After they reached the island, the man had taken off his waders and given them to the woman. The rescue took about 90 minutes. The boat was left at the scene to be salvaged later. MLive did not publish the hunters' names.