SAUGATUCK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office is reporting one dead after a water-involved crash that occurred early Saturday morning.
Around 2:41 a.m., police received a call about a vehicle that had crashed into the water near Lucy Street and Newnham street in the City of Saugatuck.
Information was gathered from the call taker that there was a subject yelling for help in the water and that there was someone still trapped inside of the vehicle.
An Allegan County Sheriff’s Deputy was first to arrive on scene and observed the vehicle submerged in water.
The Deputy then jumped into the water and was able to get the driver out, however, the driver was pronounced dead a short time later.
The passenger was safely removed from the water and released from the scene with no injuries.
The driver’s name is being withheld until the family is notified.
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