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Body pulled from Lake Erie near Put-in-Bay

Posted at 2:19 PM, Jun 22, 2018
and last updated 2018-06-22 14:19:43-04

A boater who fell in the water near Put-In-Bay on Thursday night was found dead on Friday afternoon.

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Macomb County, Michigan dive team started a search around 8 a.m. The boater's body was pulled from the water around 1:30 p.m., according to a Coast Guard spokesperson.

The man's identity has not been released. It's not known what caused him to fall into the water.

No further information has been released.