The U.S. Coast Guard is reporting additional statistics from this past weekend’s float down. The unsanctioned event drew between 2,500 and 3,000 participates this year according to Kyle Thomas, officer in charge for the US Coast Guard Station in Port Huron. Two people were rescued from the water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A total of 25 other participants also required some sort of assistance form U.S. authorities. Additionally, Canadian officials assisted 33 people on the water Sunday. Participation in the float down was lower than average, and officials on both sides of the border discouraged participation.
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Officials say there were no major issues reported with yesterday’s float down on the St. Clair River. Kyle Thomas, officer in charge for the US Coast Guard Station in Port Huron, tells WPHM crowds were slightly less than average. The annual unsanctioned, unsponsored event usually draws thousands to “float down” the St. Clari River from Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron to Chrysler Beach in Marysville, closing the international shipping channel in the process. Officials this year had discouraged participation, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as continued cross-border travel restrictions.
