Monday, July 9, 2012

West Bloomfield Police - Drowns After Trying To Swim To Boat Oakland County Detroit Free Press - Westland Man

A 24-year-old Westland man drown Sunday morning while attempting to swim to some pontoon fishing boat with a confidential pond in West Bloomfield.

The man, whose name is just not yet being released, has been joining a household BBQ with Pleasant Lake, within the 6000 block of Leytonstone Boulevard, West Bloomfield Police Lt. Timothy Diamond explained today. The lake in addition to subdivision are in the vicinity of Walnut Lake Road in addition to Halstead.

"The victim appeared to be seeking to swim to a pontoon cruiser about 100 feet offshore any time he or she began that will struggle," Diamond said, putting that a quantity of friends and family members participating the BBQ had been to the boat. "A couple members of the family jumped in the waters that will your ex out."

By any time the relatives attained the particular man, he or she experienced slipped underneath the water, Diamond said. He were donning your living preserver.

West Bloomfield Police Officer Brian Tash, the very first official about the scene, eradicated their marker belt along with went inside the body of water inside a futile effort for you to relief the particular man. West Bloomfield Fire Department personnel also attempted in order to help.

The Oakland County Sheriff s Office Dive Team recovered the actual man's physique with about 8:45 p.m. in with regards to 13 legs connected with water, 30 legs offshore, according to the particular Sheriff's Office.

He ended up being considered to Henry Ford Hospital around West Bloomfield, wherever your dog has been evident dead, Diamond said.

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