MUSKEGON, Mich. (WZZM)- A Coast Guard member who helped save a Muskegon Township man from his burning van is sharing his story.

Witnesses tell police that Harold Torrenga swerved off Lakeshore Drive Wednesday morning.  He hit construction barrels, trees and a fence before crashing into a pile of docks at the corner of Cottage Grove.  The 83-year old man was trapped inside his vehicle when it caught on fire.  That's when two good samaritans, a Muskegon Police officer and two members of the Coast Guard, came to his rescue.

Brandon Hines with the Muskegon Coast Guard Station said the jumped the fence.  He says, "We needed to stop and help out any way we can."

Police believe Torrenga suffered a medical problem before the crash.  He was in fair condition Wednesday night at Muskegon Hospital.

The 3rd grade classes at McLaughlin Elementary School in Muskegon, MI created foot long canoes that were put in Lake Superior in May of 2010. In the story Paddle to the Sea, an Indian boy carves a canoe and lets it go in Lake Superior hoping it will make it to the sea. Forty-one canoes have been released and students are hoping to get reports on where they are. Each canoe is numbered for a 3rd grader at the school (#1-41). The students will be monitoring the situation for years to come hoping their canoe will be found, perhaps traveling through the Great Lakes out to the sea.On Tuesday, May 25, 2010 twenty-one canoes were released in Lake Superior and then on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 twenty more were released on the south side of the Soo Locks.  

To date, fifteen canoes have been reported found and re-launched. Several were found on Sugar Island, south of the Soo Locks, one on the St.

Muskegon, MI - Pet Pantry of Michigan will be at Petco in Muskegon on Saturday, November 6th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm taking donations to help stock their shelves for the winter. To help ensure that the event is a success, Science Diet will be matching the amount of donations made of their products.

Petco is located at 5239 Harvey Street. Visit http://www.petpantrymi.org/ for additional information.