A 20-year-old Howell man drowned on Lake Chemung when the canoe he was in overturned in the water.
According to a release from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, April 7, to an address in the 900 block of Hughes Road in Genoa Township for a drowning on Lake Chemung.
The preliminary investigation showed that the Howell man was in a canoe with a 27-year-old Pinckney man when it overturned; the Pinckney man was able to swim to shore, where he was treated by emergency personnel.
The Howell man was later recovered using sonar technology; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Alcohol use remains under investigation.
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Brighton Area Fire Department, Livingston County EMS, Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Survival Flight, Hamburg Township Police Department and the Livingston County Dive Team.
The drowning remains under investigation.
