Officials in Huron County responded quickly Monday evening after multiple reports of smoke rising from Heisterman Island in Saginaw Bay. The uninhabited, state-owned island sits off Fairhaven Township. Dispatchers got the first calls shortly after 5 p.m., right after strong thunderstorms rolled through the area. Using a drone between storm cells, the Huron County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the fire was limited to the middle of the island with no signs of people in trouble. The Michigan DNR is
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Drone footage captured by the Huron County Sheriff’s Department between passing storms showed the middle portion of...
A father and son from outside the area are safe after a tense rescue off Lake Huron near Oak Beach in Huron County Saturday afternoon. Deputies say both were sailing small boats when strong winds pushed them away from shore around 4 p.m. The son made it back with help from nearby boaters, while crews found the father about an hour later in the water and pulled him aboard a fireboat. He was treated for exposure. Officials credit life jackets and warn changing lake conditions can turn dangerous f
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