LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Troopers from the Michigan State Police recovered the physique of a 38-year-old man from a automotive discovered submerged in a pond close to Chelsea, Mich. on Sunday.
A information launch posted on X, previously generally known as Twitter, MSP stories troopers had been dispatched to Sylvan Crossing cellular house neighborhood for a automotive in a retention pond at 8 a.m. Sunday. The cellular house neighborhood is positioned simply outdoors the Chelsea metropolis limits, northwest of the junction of M-52 and I-94 in Washtenaw County.
The MSP stories that the automotive was found as a part of a seek for a person lacking out of Jackson. The person had been reported lacking on Dec. 19. A search within the space had been launched earlier based mostly on cellphone location information. A Chelsea police officer noticed an antennae protruding of the pond.
Washtenaw County’s dive staff was referred to as out. The staff used a chainsaw to take away ice that had shaped across the car’s roof. A 38-year-old man was discovered contained in the car. His physique was eliminated and a tow firm assisted in eradicating the car from the retention pond.
“It appears the driver became disoriented and drove into the frozen pond. It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor,” MSP mentioned.
Officers report the investigation is ongoing.
