Big waves on Lake Michigan attract surfers, but Tuesday’s enormous waves also included winds that drove one surfer far from shore, prompting a rescue last evening.
The 9-1-1 calls came in shortly after 6 p.m. reporting a person in distress on Lake Michigan, and the Sheboygan Fire Department along with Sheboygan Police Department and the U.S. Coast Guard were dispatched to the scene.
Reports indicate that the person was surfing with some friends and seems to have been pulled out further away from shore. The caller said that the surfer seems to be in distress and could not make it back to shore.
The Sheboygan Fire Department water rescue team boarded the USCG boat and went about 200 yards north of the lighthouse on Lake Michigan and were able to rescue the surfer who was transported back
to the boat landing and evaluated for injuries. Hospital treatment was not required.
Although big waves were present, actual water conditions were not favorable for surfing. National Weather Service forecasters had issued Gale Warnings for waters off Sheboygan County, with winds of 15-35 knots and 15 to 20 foot waves.
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