RedactedNarrative: Man went missing after he fell out of his fishing boat on Lake Michigan. Witnesses standing on a bluff overlooking the lake at Michillinda Lodge in Fruitland Township, southwest of Whitehall, called authorities around 11:20 a.m. after they heard a man yelling for help. 
  
  Authorities say it appears the man fell off his aluminum fishing boat around 300-yards offshore. The boat was self-propelled and took off after he fell into the water.  
  
  White Lake Fire Authority Chief, who was the first to arrive on scene, jumped into the lake and swam out as far as he could. He didn’t make it very far due to the cold water temperatures. When he got back on shore, he said he could no longer see the fisherman. He was not wearing a life jacket or life preserver. Rescue crews found a fishing hat and net in the area near where he fell in. It's unclear how the man fell out of the fishing boat because conditions on Lake Michigan were calm Wednesday. Several watercraft were on scene, including a boat from the U.S. Coast Guard. Two Coast Guard helicopters also aided in the effort. The man was found drowned 3 days later.  Recovery efforts took 3 days.
  