2 rescued after going over Rainbow Falls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Two people had "only minor injuries" after they went over a waterfall in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, according to the Gogebic County sheriff's office.

• Aug 25

Coast Guard rescues three people from Lake Erie

The Coast Guard Station Marblehead and Air Station Detroit rescued three people from Lake Erie near Kelleys Island on Tuesday.

• May 20

Man who saved baby blown into Lake Michigan didn't know how to swim

The man who heroically jumped into Lake Michigan to save an 8-month-old baby in a stroller who had been blown into Chicago's Belmont Harbor doesn't know how to swim.

• Feb 19

Oakland County lieutenant recounts rescuing man from frozen lake

Just before 6 p.m. on New Year's Eve, a 71-year-old man's snowmobile fell through the ice​ on Pleasant Lake in Waterford Township, Michigan.

• Jan 2

Coast Guard helicopter rescues 4 girls stranded on island in Lake Superior

The girls — ages 14, 13, 10 and 8 — had paddleboarded to the island from Black Beach in Silver Bay, Minnesota, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

• Aug 18, 2025

Two paddleboarders rescued from Lake Superior

Two paddleboarders were rescued last week after they drifted off shore on Lake Superior near Ontonagon County, Michigan.

• Aug 12, 2025

Coast Guard Detroit helicopter rescues stranded boaters from Lake Erie island

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit reports it assisted in the rescue of three boaters from Middle Island in Canada

• Aug 1, 2025

Coast Guard Festival visitor, 97, rescued after fall into Grand River

The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival unexpectedly included an actual water rescue Tuesday of a 97-year-old man.

• Jul 30, 2025

Good Samaritan helps rescue driver from car in Lake St. Clair

A good Samaritan is being recognized for jumping to help a driver after the vehicle went into Lake St. Clair on Saturday.

• Jul 6, 2025

Personal floatation devices kept two kids safe in Huron River, firefighters say

Two children got separated from their mother in a popular paddle boat region in Ann Arbor, but were found safe.

• Jun 30, 2025

Ann Arbor firefighters rescue six people during two emergency calls on Huron River

Firefighters in Ann Arbor handled two water rescue calls along the Huron River during the weekend.

• Jun 23, 2025

Adults, children rescued after pontoon boat flips over in Michigan lake

According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, no injuries were reported, and authorities were working to recover the boat.

• Jun 12, 2025

Water main break causes neighborhood flooding in southwest Detroit

Detroit Fire Department crews used a ladder to rescue a person from a car amid a water main break-related flood.

• Feb 18, 2025

Ann Arbor fire crews rescue kayaker, child from river in separate incidents

A kayaker and a child were rescued from the Huron River in Ann Arbor over the weekend in separate incidents that happened at around the same time, officials said.

• Jul 15, 2024