With more water activity on the lake and the bay increasing, just like the temperatures outside this week, local law enforcement and emergency personnel have been busy responding to several recent incidents on the water in Door County.

After two water rescues over the weekend, distress calls were made Tuesday afternoon near Door Bluff Road in Liberty Grove and on South Lake Michigan Drive in Sturgeon Bay.

Liberty Grove/Sister Bay Fire Chief Chris Hecht reported that a boat was stranded on the bay and required towing to shore at about 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

Just south of Sturgeon Bay on Lake Michigan, an inflatable sailboat raft had a broken rudder that required the two people aboard and the vessel to be towed in by a Good Samaritan around 4:30 in the afternoon, according to Door County Sheriff's Deputy Pat McCarty.  He emphasizes the importance of taking safety precautions before and while you are on the water this summer.

The search for 32-year-old Billy Salnik, who has been missing since his boat capsized near Chambers Island over two weeks ago, continues this week. Volunteers on both sides of the bay have organized searches for Salnik, but they have been unable to locate him.