5 people found clinging to cooler 10 miles off coast in Lake Erie after boat ‘swamped’ by wave

[@jspo3446]

Bless the USCGS and many thanks

[@johnevans1969]

Praise God Almighty 🙌 🙏 thank you to our Brave Coast Gaurd, you all are amazing 👏 ❤

[@coldspring624]

More funding should go to the great lakes coast guard to expand presence and aid on the waters of the great lakes and not funneled off to other agencies

[@davidcarrier9877]

Folks, let's give that wonderful cooler a name? ❤

[@ReginaRedding]

🥺Why does this communication reception sound like it's crackling and popping from 100 years ago on a talking machine with a wind-up handle??? Jeez, even the "moon landing" communication sounds waaay better than this😬😕

[@melmcnulty1727]

That's not nearly a big enough boat for some of those waves. My boat is 28 ft and i stick near the shore

[@Jon-xp8oh]

Then you should just get a kayak

[@Jon-xp8oh]

22 ft boat to small ? You are obviously a inexperienced boater

[@ReginaRedding]

​@@Jon-xp8oh Lake Erie is famous for shipwrecks taken out by massive waves. It's like the ocean sometimes.

[@Jon-xp8oh]

@@ReginaRedding ok old man of the sea. Just a bit of info I’ve been out on border line off of Catt in 14 many times I now have a 18 ft witch is for the most part a fairly average fishing boat on Erie

[@jgdwick4067]

The wonderful AirBus 365 helicopter

[@michaelmann3468]

Those lakes are nothing to fool with. Heads up.

[@michpatriot9097]

Any wild speculation on the cost incurred by those rescued?

[@wilfordbrimley4397]

always remember to bring life jackets, they're lucky that cooler had enough buoyancy to keep them afloat long enough.

[@pleiku887]

Did the contents of the "cooler" have anything to do with this?

[@pureblood6310]

Hate to get that bill!

[@DSToNe19and83]

I bet this will be an expensive trip..

[@dantespeak138]

All celebrated the rescue with a cooler full of beer that was s