‘Never came back to the surface’ — Michigan holiday turns tragic after boating accident

MANITOU BEACH, Mich. (WILX) – An Ohio household is in mourning after a vacation trip to Michigan resulted in tragedy.

Simply earlier than 2 p.m. Sunday the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Workplace (LCSO) was known as to Satan’s Lake in Manitou Seaside, Michigan for a doable drowning.

LCSO deputies mentioned two households from Sylvania, Ohio, rented a cottage on Satan’s Lake for the Memorial Day weekend. The households have been out tubing with their youngsters Sunday. A 39-year-old man was on the brink of go tubing along with his daughter after they fell off the tube.

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“The male sufferer went below the water and by no means got here again to the floor,” LCSO deputies mentioned in a launch. “The kid who was within the water is ok and has no medical points.”

The youngsters have been carrying life vests, however the 39-year-old was not. Alcohol shouldn’t be believed to have been an element within the incident.

Responding businesses included the Addison Fireplace Division, Michigan DNR and the LCSO Marine Patrol. They weren’t in a position to find the sufferer, so the LCSO Dive Workforce was known as in together with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Workplace Dive Workforce. To furhter assist with the search, a sonar unit was introduced in by the Liberty Township Fireplace Division.

Even with their mixed efforts, the sufferer has not but been situated.

“Efforts to find the sufferer shall be suspended in a single day and resume very first thing Monday Morning for the security of the divers and different emergency personnel,” LCSO deputies mentioned. “The Michigan State Police Dive Workforce has been requested to help within the search efforts and shall be on scene Monday morning.”

The Sheriff’s Workplace Sufferer Providers unit has been on the scene with the household all through the day.

The Lenawee County Sheriff’s Workplace was assisted by the Michigan DNR, Jackson County Dive Workforce, Addison Fireplace Division, Somerset Fireplace Division and the Liberty Twp Fireplace Division, who introduced out their sonar unit.

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