MANISTEE COUNTY — A man died after falling into the water without a lifejacket, the Manistee County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies were called to the scene on the Manistee River, downstream from Hodenpyl Dam, around 6 p.m. Tuesday. They said Todd Marshall of Interlochen fell in while fishing and went under.
The Sheriff’s Office, Dickson Township Fire Department, DNR officers and a drone from the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Department of Public Safety all aided in the search.
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Marshall was eventually found in the water by the DNR boat. Life-saving measures were attempted, but deputies said the man couldn’t be saved.
They want to remind everyone to wear a lifejacket while out on the water.
