UPDATE: Missing boat found
UPDATE: Thursday, August 10th, 2017 1:40 EDT
The missing boat was recovered approximately 200 yards from the owner’s home. The boat originally got off the shore station due to high winds and waves.
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP — Police are investigating a missing boat out of Portage Township.
Deputies from the Delta County Sheriff’s Department say they are looking for a blue and white Sylvan 17-foot open bow boat. The boat has a 115 hp Evinrude outboard motor on the rear along with a 6 hp Mercury small outboard motor.
The boat in question was docked on a shore station along the shoreline near 46189 US-41 in Houghton. If you have any information, you can contact the sheriff’s department at 482-0055 or the Coast Guard at 482-3253.