A large-scale search operation unfolded on Lake Erie late Monday night after multiple flares were reported several miles offshore west of Walnut Creek.
At approximately 10:30 p.m., Lake City Fire Company was dispatched to assist Fairview Lake Shore Fire and U.S. Coast Guard Station Erie following reports from a caller who observed several flares in the sky over Lake Erie. West County Paramedics and West Lake/Millcreek Fire were also called to assist, with a fire department boat requested to aid in the search effort.
Upon arrival, first responders interviewed the caller to gather details about the sighting, including the time, location, distance, and direction of the reported flares. Search crews then launched multiple vessels into the lake, including Lake City Boat 578, West Lake/Millcreek Boat 497, and Boat 519, which headed toward the area where the flares were believed to have been seen…