SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A co-owner of the Lewis Journey Farm and Zoo was hit by an worker and killed within the car parking zone of the enterprise on Friday, deputies say.
Round 7:45 a.m., deputies with the Oceana County Sheriff’s Workplace have been despatched to the Lewis Journey Farm and Zoo after receiving a report that an individual had been hit by a automobile and was caught beneath it.
Responding deputies realized that enterprise co-owner Cindy Lewis, 56, had been hit by a automobile pushed by a 61-year-old New Period girl, who labored on the enterprise. Lewis had already been faraway from beneath the automobile by the point deputies arrived. She was taken to the hospital, the place she died on Sunday.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned it seems that the driving force didn’t see Lewis as she was coming into the car parking zone. Deputies don’t imagine that alcohol or medicine have been concerned.
The investigation will probably be turned over to the Oceana County Prosecuting Lawyer’s Workplace for his or her evaluate, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
“Mrs. Lewis was a positive energetic pillar of our community, integral in the continued growthand development of the family business. We extend or deepest sympathy to the entire Lewisfamily. This is a tragic loss for our community and we know that this tragedy will affect not onlyour community but many others. Please keep the Lewis family in your thoughts and prayers asthey navigate these difficult days,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned in a launch.
On Monday, the farm posted a press release on Fb to substantiate her loss of life:
“We are heartbroken to confirm the tragic passing of our beloved co-owner, Cindy Lewis, in an incident that occurred onsite while the farm was closed to the public. Cindy was not only a cherished leader of Lewis Farms, but also a devoted wife, mother, and friend to so many in our community. Her sudden loss is devastating beyond words.”
The assertion by The Lewis Farms Workforce learn partly
The farm thanked those that have reached out to share type phrases, tales and reminiscences of Lewis as a result of they “have helped keep Cindy’s memory alive in the most beautiful way.”
“Please join us in continuing to honor Cindy’s life by treating one another with the same kindness, grace, and dignity that she so effortlessly shared with the world,” the put up mentioned.
The crash stays below investigation.
