Witnesses stated they saw a bonfire and went over to see what was going on.  A group of young people were at the beach at 2:00 a.m.  the night after the Fourth of July.  They had been drinking tequila.  One empty bottle was laying on the beach.  Two subjects decided to go canoeing (Victim and Operator of Vsl #1).  Five minutes later witnesses heard yelling from the Operator that he could not find his friend.  Two witnesses got into their kayak and went for help.  Shortly after that they found a shoe and one paddle.  They did not have a flashlight and used their cellphones to light and they saw something on the bottom of the dead head.  Witness stated he could see the victim laying on the bottom of the lake and not moving.  One witness then jumped into the water and attempted three times to bring the subject up from the bottom of the lake and was successful on the third attempt and brought the subject to the edge of the boat.  Witness advised that he was so tired, they were only able to get the victim half way over hte edge of the boat and they began to head for shore.  He advised he was too tired to get into the boat and just held onto the side of it as it was taken to shore.  At shore two nurses started CPR on victim till help arrived.
Garden Township               