- Born
- circa 1947
- Work
- Lansing Shoal Light Station crew member
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingcommunity
Summary
Lyle Hansberger, age 26, was identified in January 1974 as a Lansing Shoal Light Station crew member rescued near Garden Island after an attempted New Year’s Eve trip to Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The source gives no full civil identity, service history, or explanation of the “BMI” rank/rating abbreviation. The circa 1947 birth year is derived from the reported age and is not a birth record.
See also
Sources
- Names Lyle Hansberger, age 26 and identified with the rank/rating “BMI,” as one of two Lansing Shoal Light Station crew members rescued after their boat became trapped in drift ice; the circa 1947 birth year is age-derived.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Lyle Hansberger”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/lyle-hansberger/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1974, “Men Against The Sea.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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