UPDATE: U.S. Coast Guard suspends search after person seen in water Thursday morning

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search after a person was seen in the St. Clair River Thursday morning, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jeremiah Schiessel said.

One lane of the Blue Water Bridge was closed briefly, but has reopened, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Public Affairs Officer Kris Grogan said.

A jogger in the 1700 block of Thomas Edison Parkway heard a splash and saw the head of a person unresponsive in the water shortly after 6 a.m. The jogger looked up and saw the headlights of a vehicle on the bridge, said Port Huron Police Sgt. Gerard Peczeniuk.

The Port Huron Police Department responded to the bridge and located a vehicle with Ontario plates while the U.S. Customs and Border Protection closed a westbound lane on the bridge, Peczeniuk said. 

The U.S. Coast Guard, Port Huron Fire Department and St. Clair County Sheriff Dive Team were assisting in the search for the person, and the person had not yet been found,  Peczeniuk said at about 7:20 a.m. 

The St. Clair County Sheriff Dive Team continues to search the river.

No further information was immediately available. 

Check back for updates. 

Contact Laura Fitzgerald at (810) 941-7072 or at lfitzgeral@gannett.com. Brian Wells contributed to this report; contact him at (810) 357-8668 or bwells@gannett.com.