thedukeryan
Petty Officer 1st Class
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I am in online sales and deal with a variety of Law Enforcement. Long story short one I just got off the phone with a Michigan deputy who told me this story. It is very sad. He said that the guy had rented a pontoon for the day and was out with his wife and kids. It was a windy day and the guy did not have on a life jacket. It is unclear but from my understanding the guy was trying to push/pull the boat. He told his wife that he was very tired right before going under and never coming back up. Being young and a doctor I can only assume that the guy was in good shape. Just goes to show how important it is to not only have life jackets but use them. This is the 4th drowning story I have heard in the past year or two. Of the 4 victims none had on life jackets.
ELBA TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Divers on Tuesday afternoon recovered the body of a Lapeer doctor who drowned in Lake Nepessing on Sunday.
A three-day search ended about 2 p.m. Tuesday when divers found Antoun Aftimos, 43, near the center of the lake.
Aftimos was swimming with his family about 1 p.m. Sunday when he apparently became fatigued and slipped under the water, said Lapeer County Sheriff's Sgt. Joe Nesbit.
A family member dove in after him but couldn't find him, said Nesbit.
Aftimos had a private medical practice in Lapeer, said Nesbit.
Divers from Sanilac, Oakland and Saginaw counties assisted with the search along with crews from Oxford, Elba, Lapeer and Mid-Michigan Search and Rescue.
ELBA TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Divers on Tuesday afternoon recovered the body of a Lapeer doctor who drowned in Lake Nepessing on Sunday.
A three-day search ended about 2 p.m. Tuesday when divers found Antoun Aftimos, 43, near the center of the lake.
Aftimos was swimming with his family about 1 p.m. Sunday when he apparently became fatigued and slipped under the water, said Lapeer County Sheriff's Sgt. Joe Nesbit.
A family member dove in after him but couldn't find him, said Nesbit.
Aftimos had a private medical practice in Lapeer, said Nesbit.
Divers from Sanilac, Oakland and Saginaw counties assisted with the search along with crews from Oxford, Elba, Lapeer and Mid-Michigan Search and Rescue.
and we wear ours, after my son was too proud to say he wasn't good, I saw the look on his face and knew something wasn't right, I asked him if he needed help and he nodded, from now on we wear our PFD's for swimming and stay in the water for hours, With our pfd ski jackets you can swim and have a great time with free movement. Sorry to hear about another one.
