ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE, Mich. – A 30-year-old man from Warren drowned in Orchard Lake shortly after he jumped from a pontoon boat Sunday, Oct. 1.
According to authorities, Luay Bahjat Hana Jr. jumped into the water to swim just before 7 p.m. and began to struggle. A 46-year-old Ferndale man who was on the boat with him threw him a life jacket and jumped in, but Hana reportedly went under before he could reach him.
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Responding law enforcement later found Hana’s body about 300 feet from shore.
According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, drowning is the cause of 75% of all boating-related deaths. Several boating safety tips can be found on the DNR website here.
Related: A guide to Michigan’s boating laws