This afternoon around 15:39 hrs, Lake View Fire and HWRU was dispatched to the Mouth of the 18 mile creek for a report of a Kayaker in distress with a possible leg injury. Due to the location of the patient, Hamburg Volunteer Fire STAR team was placed on standby, MARINE 1 responded and arrived on scene, 1 swimmer was placed in the water to assist the patient, on the bank of the shore. Due to the location of the patient it was impossible for ground transport. HWRU was assisted by Lake Erie Beach Water Rescue, the patient was transported by Lake Erie beach to an awaiting Ems crew for evaluation. A Special thanks to a Good Samaritan for pulling the patient to safety. Great job to all the Companies involved, we returned in service at approx 1820 hrs.

Thank you to the Town of Hamburg Police for blocking off the Boat Launch, if you ever notice a police car blocking that entrance it’s for a reason, to allow our team to have Priority to utilize the launch. ... See more