Authorities rescue man ‘relaxing’ in bay

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A man floating on an air mattress in a Lake Erie bay had to be rescued by the Coast Guard and was taken into custody by Erie, Pa., police.

Police say two boaters called 911 after a fisherman told them his friend was in the water. The Coast Guard crew pulled the man from Presque Isle Bay about 60 yards from shore about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday.

The 49-year-old man wasn’t hurt. The Coast Guard says he told rescuers that he had been “relaxing.”