Funeral arrangements set for dive team member
Written by: Times Herald
5:06 PM, May. 2, 2011
A 20 year veteran of the St. Clair County
Sheriff Dive Team died Sunday after
suffering a heart attack during training.
John Makuch, 56, of Algonac was rushed to
St. Joseph Mercy Port Huron hospital from
the Blue Water YMCA during training
Sunday, according to a statement from the
sheriff department.
Members of the dive team, some of whom
are trained paramedics, tried to revive
Makuch using an automated external
defibrillator and CPR. Treatment was
continued in the ambulance as well as at
the hospital where he was pronounced
dead.
“This is a terrible tragedy; a terrible loss
for John’s family, the dive team, the sheriff’s
office and the community as a whole,”
Sheriff Tim Donnellon said. “John wore
many hats in our community and was very
committed to the team and the Sheriff’s
Office.”
Makuch was certified in search and rescue
diving, ice diving and in 2009 earned his
dive master certification. He also was a
United States Coast Guard licensed captain
and taught dive team members navigation,
boat handling and sonar operation.
Written by: Times Herald
5:06 PM, May. 2, 2011
A 20 year veteran of the St. Clair County
Sheriff Dive Team died Sunday after
suffering a heart attack during training.
John Makuch, 56, of Algonac was rushed to
St. Joseph Mercy Port Huron hospital from
the Blue Water YMCA during training
Sunday, according to a statement from the
sheriff department.
Members of the dive team, some of whom
are trained paramedics, tried to revive
Makuch using an automated external
defibrillator and CPR. Treatment was
continued in the ambulance as well as at
the hospital where he was pronounced
dead.
“This is a terrible tragedy; a terrible loss
for John’s family, the dive team, the sheriff’s
office and the community as a whole,”
Sheriff Tim Donnellon said. “John wore
many hats in our community and was very
committed to the team and the Sheriff’s
Office.”
Makuch was certified in search and rescue
diving, ice diving and in 2009 earned his
dive master certification. He also was a
United States Coast Guard licensed captain
and taught dive team members navigation,
boat handling and sonar operation.
