Missing in Lake Erie: Solon Woman Found Dead; Search Called Off For Man

The story of a Solon couple missing on Lake Erie has come to a tragic end after one person was found dead and the search called off for the other.

The body of a Pam Holstein, a 52-year-old Solon woman, was found inside her capsized boat, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources personnel found Holstein’s body inside the vessel after it was brought ashore Sunday.

The search for Charlies Kaplan, 58, also of Solon, was suspended early Monday after the Coast Guard searched for 12 hours, covering more than 120 square miles.

"The Coast Guard suspends a search and rescue case with extremely great care and deliberation," reads a news release. "After a probable search area is saturated several times with a maximum number of assets, resources and crew effort, and persons in distress are still not located, a decision is made to suspend a case.

"The Coast Guard may consider resuming a search if credible information is received that a person reported missing might have survived."

Coast Guardsmen began searching for Kaplan and Holstein after workers at Cedar Point found Kaplan's 36-foot Rinker boat capsized on the east side of Cedar Point Breakwall and notified authorities at 12:13 p.m. Sunday.