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July 8, 2021 A Berrien County family has made a donation of potentially lifesaving equipment to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department. Speaking to the Berrien County Board of Commissioners Thursday, Chief Deputy Robert Boyce said the family of Dakota Yergeau of St. Joseph has donated a device called Aqua Eye, which uses ultrasound technology to find those who have been pulled under in bodies of water like Lake Michigan. Dakota Yergeau drowned in Lake Michigan this year. Boyce told commissioners about the Aqua Eye. “It assists our divers going down there with visibility and being able to locate individuals,” Boyce said. “It can scan 85,000 square feet in five minutes, which is a tremendous advantage for us.” ....
“I don’t think that [the 911 operator] could hear me. I couldn’t hear them. The best I could do was scream into the phone we needed help, there were kids drowning,” she said. She laid on her stomach on the pier and reached for the children, all younger than 15, who were overpowered by rip currents while swimming in the lake. Dewitt grabbed hold of the children. When she was pulling them out of the water, the waves would strike the children and push them back in, she said. “This part will stick with me forever. This girl looked at me and said, ‘I’m going to die.’ It makes me cry every time I think about it,” Dewitt said, ....
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Body of drowning victim recovered two weeks after being swept off St. Joseph pier Fox 17 Archives By: FOX 17 and last updated 2021-04-14 19:28:10-04 ST. JOSEPH, Mich. â Authorities have identified the victim in a drowning incident that took place late last month. The St. Joseph Public Safety Department says one male was swept off the south pier by a large wave at Silver Beach on Sunday, March 28. They say rescue efforts were made but were unsuccessful. Weâre told the body of 27-year-old Dakota Yergeau of St. Joseph was recovered by Michigan State Police today. The public safety department writes, âWe are truly sorry for the familyâs loss and would like to offer the family our deepest and most sincere condolences.â ....
Body of man swept off Silver Beach’s South Pier recovered By: Maura Johnson 27-year-old Dakota Yergeau died after being swept into Lake Michigan on March 28. At 5:30 p.m. that Sunday, officers from the Department of Public Safety were called to the South Pier for reports of a water rescue in Lake Michigan. Two men were on the pier when a large wave swept one of them into the lake. Rescue efforts to find the victim were unsuccessful. His body was recovered Wednesday by the Michigan State Police Dive Team. Share this article: ....