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Man dies after reportedly falling into Lake Michigan

Posted at 4:03 PM, Sep 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-17 22:12:51-04

HOLLAND, Mich. — A 23-year-old Holland man is dead after being pulled from Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon.

The first call came in to Ottawa County Central Dispatch at 3:15 p.m. Sunday that a person was in distress in the water at Tunnel Park, located at 66 N. Lakeshore Drive in Holland.

Police say the man was operating a jet ski when he reportedly fell off into the water.

Rescuers found him face down in the water and pulled him from the water before being rushed to the hospital where he later died.

The man’s identity was not released.