Jason and Christie Assink were just out for a fall boat ride in Lake Michigan off South Haven, Michigan, south of Holland, when they saw flames and smoke billowing up from a boat fire about a mile offshore. In their day jobs, they’re both first responders. They’re also responsible boaters. They immediately called the Coast Guard and headed over to the burning boat to help.
When the Assinks got there, they saw a couple in the water. The couple had jumped off their boat in such a hurry that they didn’t have life jackets or any floatation devices; they were just treading water, trying to stay afloat. The Assinks threw them a line and cushions and pulled them onto their boat. As it turned out, the Assinks got there just in time. “They thought they were goners,” Christie Assink said. The Assinks took the couple to a waiting ambulance on shore. There’s no word on their condition or the cause of the fire. See the video here: http://woodtv.com/2017/10/16/2-in-hospital-after-fiery-boat-explosion-on-lake-michigan/amp/
