It was another day and another water rescue for the Washington Island Fire Department on Saturday night. The department and Door County Emergency Medical Services were dispatched a little before 9:30 p.m. to rescue two people near Shipyard Island Marina. Washington Island Assistant Fire Chief Paul Swanson says one person fell off their sailboat and the other dove to save them. Both individuals were pulled out of the water and taken ashore. It marked the 13th water rescue the department has been a part of this summer, which is nearly double what it usually does at this point of the year. Swanson says the island has been busy with tourists this summer, which in turn has led to more calls for them. He reminds water enthusiasts that Lake Michigan does not play like an inland body of water.

Swanson also says people should have the necessary life-saving devices on board and have their vessels labeled just in case they become separated from them during times of distress.