One Missing, One Transported After Kayak Tips over Near Kelso Beach

Coast Guard Auxiliary leader drowns in Lake Michigan in north suburbs

State officials are investigating the drowning of a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary leader last week in Lake Michigan in the far northern suburbs.

One missing, one transported after kayak tips over near Kelso Beach

The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple rescue crews have been searching Lake Erie for a missing person. As we came on the air Friday night, an intense search was happening on Lake Erie for a missing kayaker. The search began at 5:35 Friday evening and was still very active around 10 p.m. Friday. Body of second missing boater found on Lake Erie We were at Kelso Beach, where crews had been for the past several hours. According to authorities on t…

Missing Coast Guard Auxiliary leader ID'd as man, 76, who drowned in Winthrop Harbor, officials say

A decorated U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary leader was found dead in the waters of Lake Michigan in the north suburbs after he was reported missing earlier this week, officials said.

Man who went missing before being found dead in water in Winthrop Harbor was former U.S. Coast Guard commodore

John Staggs, 76, of Chicago, (inset) went missing Friday evening and was found dead under a dock at the North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor Saturday evening following a lengthy fire department search of the water. | Background Photo: Craig/Captured News; Inset: Provided A 76-year-old man who went missing before being found dead in the water at a marina in Winthrop Harbor was a former U.S. Coast Guard commodore with over 38 years of service. An…