GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. (WXYZ) — The body of a missing man who reportedly fell from a boat into Lake St. Clair has been recovered, sources told 7 News Detroit on Tuesday.
A large-scale water rescue operation was underway Saturday night and Sunday morning in Grosse Pointe Shores. Multiple law enforcement and rescue agencies searched for the missing 74-year-old man who they believe fell overboard from a large boat Saturday evening. The search was suspended Sunday afternoon.
According to authorities, the search focused on the area between the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and Grosse Pointe Farms Pier Park.
Watch our video report after the search was suspended below:
Authorities say woman who was on the vessel called 911 to report that she could no longer locate him in the water.
The emergency call was reported around 7 p.m. Saturday. Authorities have not released the man's identity but said he's a Canadian citizen from Windson, Ontario. The vessel was described as a large white boat flying a Canadian flag.
Multiple rescue boats were deployed to the area and a helicopter assisted in the search from the air.
Watch Tiarra Braddock's live report before the search was suspended below:
Dispatch audio obtained by 7 News Detroit captured part of the initial response:
"Can you check the yacht club for a man overboard? According to the female, she can no longer find him in the water."
The U.S. Coast Guard said the search had been suspended Sunday pending any new evidence. No additional information has been released.
