Man missing near island

7/21/2002

MARBLEHEAD - A man was missing last night after he jumped off a pleasure boat to take a swim in Lake Erie near West Sister Island, authorities said.

The Marblehead station of the U.S. Coast Guard received a radio call from a boat at about 8:40 p.m., and dispatched rescue crews to look for the swimmer. Nearly two hours later, the Coast Guard was looking for the missing man.