LAKE WINNEBAGO, WISC.-- A Coast Guard helicopter from Air Station Traverse City, Mich., is currently searching for two teens who are missing after a hunting trip on the lake here.

The two boys 16 and 14 from Oshkosh, Wisc., were on an after school hunting trip. They were expected home around 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening. The teen's vehicle was found later Wednesday evening parked near the shore with their lifejackets inside.

The teen's boat was found at approximately 2:00 p.m. today, overturned near the eastern shore of the lake.

Both teens are reported to be wearing camouflage clothing.

High winds in the area have hampered the air search. The Coast Guard sent a search boat by trailer from station Two Rivers, Wisc., but ice conditions on Lake Winnebago have made a search by boat difficult.

The search continues.

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The U.S. Coast Guard is a military, maritime, multi-mission service within the Department of Homeland Security dedicated to protecting the safety and security of America.

 

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