The four girls, ages 8 to 14, lost their paddles while paddleboarding from Black Beach, officials say. Watch the video of ...

The girls, ages 8 to 14, were stuck for hours on the rocky island until they could be airlifted off by a rescue team from ...

According to the Coast Guard, the rescue call came in around 9 p.m., saying the conditions were too hazardous for the kids to ...

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the Northern Great Lakes sector responded and safely hoisted all four children to safety.

The Coast Guard shared news of the rescue on its social media page: “Air Station Traverse City hoisted 4 children from a rock ...

The girls' parents called the sheriff's office just after 8 p.m. Saturday to report the girls were stranded. Weather ...

The girls made it out to a small rocky island off the coast of Silver Bay, but then became separated from their paddles, ...

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On August 17, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City successfully rescued four children stranded on a rock near ...

The paddleboarders, ages 8, 10, 13 and 14, reportedly became stranded on an island after they lost their paddles.

DULUTH, Minn. – Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City rescued four children who were stranded on a rock on Lake Superior near ...