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Vol. 15 · No. 136 · Friday, 13 November 2026

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Report: Man in sinking boat shooting flare on 4th of July pretty sure he's gonna die

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LAKE MICHIGAN – At 9:30PM, local mariner Billy Shaver was transiting Lake Michigan to watch the 4th of July fireworks when he realized his boat was sinking rapidly. Without any method of communication to contact the Coast Guard except a red distress flare, Shaver at last came to terms with the fact that this is the day he will die.

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