Two males from Huron found dead in boating incident on Lake Erie

CLEVELAND – Two males from Huron, along with one from Avon Lake, have been identified as being on a boat that was found on Lake Erie in Cleveland.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified Frank A Opaskar, 76, of Avon Lake; Christopher Kedas, 45, of Huron; and Owen Kedas, 11, of Huron; as being on the boat.

The Coast Guard said they responded at around 6PM Wednesday for a report of a boat circling near the water intake off Cleveland downtown. The crew found three unresponsive people aboard.

Also when the crew arrived the point alarm system for dangerous gases was on. They had to break a window and put the vessel in neutral to turn it off.