Victim was in canoe retrieving two geese he had shot from shore.  A goose had landed on the ice approximately 80 feet off shore.  Victim used neighbor's canoe to paddle out to the ice.  After retrieving geese, victim was attempting to turn from ice to shore, capsized, and fell into the water.  

His wife saw him fall into the water, ran from their house to the water.  At the water, the wife observed he was not struggling and was face down in the water.  She swam out, pulled him to shallow water near shore.  She gave rescue breaths.  Water came out of his mouth.  Deputy arriving on scene pulled victim on shore.  Victim's face was blue, eyes partially open.  He was unresponsive.  Deputy checked for a carotid pulse.  Finding none, started cpr.  Ambulance arrived.  Ems treated victim, pulse was detected.  Victim was transported to munson medical center, traverse city. 
 Victim passed.

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