HOLLAND, MI - The Park Township Department Marine Division, assisted by the Holland Fire Department, responded to a single-person water rescue on Lake Michigan Saturday afternoon.

At 3:26 p.m., reports came in of a capsized kayaker approximately 670 feet off the Holland South Pier who was clinging to his kayak.

The man was identified as a 20-year-old resident of Dorr. A nearby sailboat attempted to assist the individual before fire personnel arrived on scene, the fire department said.

Upon arrival, Marine Division personnel observed the sailboat close to the pier with a rope thrown to the kayaker, who was approximately 70 feet away.

A rescue line was thrown to the kayaker, who successfully secured it and was pulled to the personal watercraft (PWC). With 8 to 10-foot swells and the sail

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