On Monday, Feb. 26 at approximately 9:09 P.M., deputies were dispatched to Little Bass Lake, located on 65th Ave near Madison Rd in Martiny Township, for an attempted water rescue of a missing person. Deputies were advised that a 59-year-old male from Mecosta had been located by family after falling through the ice while ice fishing and they were unable to get him out of the water.
Upon arrival on scene first responders were able to recover the male who was no longer breathing. Despite all life-saving efforts being attempted, the male could not be resuscitated.
Deputies were assisted by Barryton Fire, Fork Township Rescue, Chippewa Township Fire/Rescue, Morton Township Fire/Rescue with a hovercraft, Nottawa Shermon Township Fire/Rescue with an airboat, Mecosta County EMS, Mecosta County Sheriff Office Dive Team, Medical Examiners Office and Meceola Central Dispatch.
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On Saturday at 1:30 P.M., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to 215th Ave. and 14 Mile Rd. in reference to a personal injury accident involving a one vehicle rollover.
The vehicle lost control on the snow and ice covered roadway, went into the ditch, and over turned. The driver, a 30-year-old female, was transported to Corewell Health for non life threatening injuries. The minors in the vehicle were taken by a private car just to be checked out.
Deputies were assisted by Big Rapids Township and Fire and Meceola Central Dispatch.
On Friday, Jan. 12 at approximately 2:58 P.M., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident on 9 Mile Rd. and 30th Ave.
The investigation revealed that a 31-year-old female from Mt. Pleasant was north bound on 9 Mile Rd. when another vehicle struck her vehicle. There were also three juveniles in the vehicle along with a 54-year-old male from Mt. Pleasant. The male and female were transported to McLaren Hospital with non-life threating injuries. The juveniles in the vehicle were not transported to the hospital and were turned over to their grandmother.
Deputies were assisted on scene by, Mecosta EMS, MMR EMS, Huff's Towing, Hilltop Towing, Michigan DNR, and Meceola Central Dispatch.
On Wednesday at approximately 11:09 A.M., deputies from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a two-vehicle personal injury accident on 19 Mile Rd at 230th Ave.
The investigation revealed that a 80-year-old male from Big Rapids was south bound on 230th Ave. and stopped at the intersection. He then pulled out onto 19 Mile Rd. in front of a 49-year-old female from Bitely who was traveling west bound. The female's vehicle subsequently "t-boned" the male's vehicle.
The 80-year-old's wife, who was a passenger with him, was transported by EMS to the Big Rapids Hospital for non life-threatening injuries.
Deputies were assisted on scene by Mecosta EMS, Big Rapids Towing, Big Rapids City Fire/Rescue, and Meceola Central Dispatch.
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