The two witnesses when going out in their boat, noticed something in the water.  First the overturned aluminum boat, and then the body.
The body was wearing an orange life jacket across his neck and the buckle and strap system was not in place, and he had both of his arms crossed over the life jacket, and legs stretched out, and face up.  First the male witness thought it was a prank, and him and his wife called out to the body.  When they did not get a response, they got closer and realized the person was dead.  The wife immediately called 911 and they waited till the Michigan State Police Troopers arrived.
Body was recovered and underneath body there was significant vegetation.  After the autopsy it was determined by the physician who performed the autopsy that the victim had an enlarged heart, likely due to hypertension.  It was also determined that the cause of death was accidental and victim likely fell off of the fishing boat and hit his head, resulting in an laceration to his ear lobe.  It was further determined that after victim entered the water  that his heart went into an irregular beat causing him to struggle and ultimately become deceased.
Paw Paw Township              