Updated July 4 2009 – What an Independence Day! This Fourth of July will never just another celebration for the four boaters found after 26 hours in the water.

Douglas Whittaker, 76, his son-in-law Roy Letson, 52, Ron Miller and Larry Vert were rescued on Friday afternoon after being missing for 26 hours. Whittaker, Letson, Miller and Vert caught a heavy load of fish before high waves caused the boat to tip and roll over. The four casual fishermen wore life jackets and clung to the capsized boat.

After Whittaker, Letson, Miller and Vert were rescued, they were sent to hospital for observation. They had been in the water so long that they suffered from hypothermia.

Douglas Whittaker, Roy Letson, Ron Miller, Larry Vert – video news.

July 3 2009

Lake Erie: Four missing on Lake Erie.

Four fishermen have gone missing on Lake Erie in Michigan. The four men went sailing on Thursday morning, July 2, and were supposed to return by Thurs afternoon.

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This entry was posted on Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 5:38 pm and is filed under Gossip.