18-year-old drowns in Northern Michigan while vacationing with family

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MILTON TOWNSHIP, MI – A Grand Haven teen drowned in a Northern Michigan lake over the weekend while vacationing with his family, WPBN/WGTU reports.

The body of Sendy Grettenberger, 18, was found by police divers around 8:35 p.m. on Friday, June 10, under 25 feet of water in Elk Lake, police said.

The victim was in a small rowboat when his sister heard him yell for help, the report said. First responders were called to the lake in Antrim County’s Milton Township around 3 p.m. When they arrived, Grettenberger was no longer visible.

It is unknown how the victim fell into the water, police said. He was not wearing a life jacket.

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