The victim was believed to be fishing on Whitmore Lake. A witness on shore saw the victim's unmanned boat going in circles and saw what he thought to be a head bobbing in the water near the boat. The Washtenaw County Sheriff dive team assisted Livingston County Sheriff dive team in a search for the victim. On 7/31/13 at 120 hrs the victim's body was found by a jet skier. No apparent injuries were noted on the body when it was recovered. The victim was fully clothed in jeans, jean jacket, T-shirt and boots and was not wearing a life jacket. 
 
The boat was quite old and had an appearance of being well worn and not maintained. The wood floor appeared to be rotted and old. The bench seat bolts were pulled up from the floor sitting on the floor next to the seat. It appeared the bolts had been ripped out of the floor. It was of the investigator's opinion that something had occurred that made the victim lose his balance and possibly grab the seat to keep from falling. The seat then came loose from the rotted wood floor which could have caused him to fall overboard.
Green Oak Twp