GROSSE ILE, Mich. – Multiple agencies have been looking for two men after a boat capsized in the Detroit River near Grosse Ile on Sunday night around 7:30 p.m.
Officials said 14 people were originally onboard the 39 foot boat when it turned over. Twelve were saved by a boater who saw everything happening. Two people are still missing.
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Of the two missing men, one has been identified as Robert Chiles, 52. Chiles lives near the water and police used his boathouse as a makeshift headquarters as they searched.
The other missing person has been identified as Stephen Rooney, 66, who is a priest of a church in Trenton. Grosse Ile police and members of the Coast Guard are still searching.
The boat the men were on has been recovered. Police said said the boat is in storage and being examined to find out what went wrong.
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