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Body of Waterford diver recovered
July 13, 2006
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Divers with the Oakland County Sheriffs Department marine division recovered the body of a 51-year-old man, who went missing in Maceday Lake in Waterford Wednesday night.
The man, a Waterford resident, was scuba diving with a group Wednesday and disappeared shortly after 8 p.m., said Sgt. James Karr, with the sheriffs department.
At 2:30 p.m., the mans body was found on the west side of the lake, 107-feet down, said Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe. He said there was a lot of debris on the lake bottom, such as old boats, bicycles and realtor signs, which made finding the man difficult.
McCabe said that at that depth, it is completely dark and less than 40 degrees. He said the fact that lake is so deep is what attracts recreational divers.
McCabe said that the man, whose name has not yet been released, but is expected to be today, was a member of a diving club and was at the lake with about 10 people. When his fellow divers surfaced, they realized he was missing and called police.
The sheriffs divers started searching after 8 p.m., stopped at 10 p.m. and resumed the search at 7 a.m. today. Two sheriffs deputies were taken to get oxygen at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak on Wednesday, after experiencing tingling feelings during their dives to find the man, McCabe said.
Maceday Lake is bounded to the north by Andersonville Road, to the west by Nelsey Road and to the south by Williams Lake Road. Dixie Highway is to the east.
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Body of Waterford diver recovered
July 13, 2006
Email this Print this BY GINA DAMRON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
Divers with the Oakland County Sheriffs Department marine division recovered the body of a 51-year-old man, who went missing in Maceday Lake in Waterford Wednesday night.
The man, a Waterford resident, was scuba diving with a group Wednesday and disappeared shortly after 8 p.m., said Sgt. James Karr, with the sheriffs department.
At 2:30 p.m., the mans body was found on the west side of the lake, 107-feet down, said Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe. He said there was a lot of debris on the lake bottom, such as old boats, bicycles and realtor signs, which made finding the man difficult.
McCabe said that at that depth, it is completely dark and less than 40 degrees. He said the fact that lake is so deep is what attracts recreational divers.
McCabe said that the man, whose name has not yet been released, but is expected to be today, was a member of a diving club and was at the lake with about 10 people. When his fellow divers surfaced, they realized he was missing and called police.
The sheriffs divers started searching after 8 p.m., stopped at 10 p.m. and resumed the search at 7 a.m. today. Two sheriffs deputies were taken to get oxygen at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak on Wednesday, after experiencing tingling feelings during their dives to find the man, McCabe said.
Maceday Lake is bounded to the north by Andersonville Road, to the west by Nelsey Road and to the south by Williams Lake Road. Dixie Highway is to the east.
