Monday, December 31, 2012
Solon Patch reviews its most-read stories of 2012.
Editor's Note: Solon Patch is reviewing its top stories of 2012. These stories are either some of the top read of the year or some of the biggest overall stories of the year. This story is reprinted from earlier in the year. A skeleton found in June near Cedar Point amusement park were later confirmed to be the remains of Solon resident and missing boater Charles Kaplan. Kaplan, of Solon, has been missing since his boat was found capsized near the amusement park last October. Kaplan's companion, Pam Holstein, was found dead inside the boat last year. The Coast Guard combed the area for Kaplan, but he was never found and the search for him was suspended. Two boys walking along a breakwall found human remains. They told their father, who …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The Erie County Coronor's Office confirmed today that the remains found in June are those of missing Solon man Charles Kaplan, reports the Plain Dealer.
A partial skeleton found near Cedar Point have been confirmed as the remains of Solon man Charles Kaplan, who has been missing since his boat overturned last year, reports the Plain Dealer. The Erie County Coroner's Office told the newspaper that the remains were Kaplan. A cause of death is not yet known. Read the full story at the Plain Dealer. In late June, two boys walking along a breakwall near Cedar Point found human remains. They told their father, who contacted authorities. At the time, authorities believed the remains were Kaplan, but that needed to be confirmed. Kaplan, of Solon, has been missing since his boat was found capsized near the amusement park last October. Kaplan's companion, Pam Holstein, was found dead inside the boat…
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Lucas County Coroner's Office is examining the remains to determine if it is Charles Kaplan, a Solon man missing since October.
SANDUSKY, OH -- A skeleton found earlier this week near Cedar Point amusement park may be the remains of local missing boater Charles Kaplan, reports the Plain Dealer. Kaplan, of Solon, has been missing since his boat was found capsized near the amusement park last October. Kaplan's companion, Pam Holstein, was found dead inside the boat. The Coast Guard combed the area for Kaplan, but he was never found and the search for him was suspended. The Plain Dealer reported that on Monday two boys walking along a breakwall found human remains. They told their father, who contacted authorities. The remains are being examined by the Lucas County Coroner's Office in hopes of getting an official indentification. READ MORE:
Monday, October 24, 2011
Pam Holstein was found dead inside the couple's capsized boat.
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 …
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Missing are Pam Holstein and Charles Kaplan, both of Solon, whose boat was found capsized near Cedar Point.
The U.S. Coast Guard and other rescue agencies are searching for a Solon couple who went missing in Lake Erie off of Cedar Point. The couple's boat was found capsized by Cedar Point employees earlier Sunday. Missing is Pam Holstein and Charles Kaplan, both 58-year-old Solon residents. Here is the complete news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: U.S. Coast Guard boat and aircrews are searching Lake Erie near Sandusky, Ohio, for two Solon, Ohio, boaters who are missing after their boat was found capsized near Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky Sunday afternoon. Missing are Pam Holstein and Charles Kaplan, 58, both of Solon. Personnel from Cedar Point Amusement Park saw the 36-foot Rinker capsized on the east side of Cedar Point Breakwall…
stanley cronin
3:29 am on Monday, July 2, 2012
Sum times you hafta wait in logn lines for a long time . Maybe thats what happened. Stan. more ›