The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search for a boat with a child and another person in the waters of western Lake Erie.
It was around 10:45 a.m. Monday that the Coast Guard said it heard a distress transmission that appeared to be from a child.
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The person is said to have stated “My papa fell in the water. I need help.”
Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force Teams scoured the area, searching more than 9,200 square kilometres but they didn’t find a boat or a person in the water.
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Officials say there have been no reports of distress, missing persons or overdue vessels that match the initial call.
The case is still open, but the search was suspended at 8 p.m.
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