A Muskegon County man said thank you Wednesday to the firefighters who came to his rescue. The man, his daughter and granddaughter were stranded on their boat for more than three hours last week before two Norton Shores firefighters helped them.
Tom Peters says he tried flagging down at least five boats last week after his boat broke down on Mona Lake, but not one boat came to help them. After the firefighters towed them in, he came back to say thanks.
"We went out and took my granddaughter and oldest daughter out for just a cruse and we made it all the way across the lake to the beach area and then the boat just stopped," Peters said.
He tried to flag down nearby boats for the next several hours with no luck.
“I probably could’ve jumped off the boat and they still wouldn’t care," Peters said. "It’s just sad these days.