Police identify Genesee County drowning victim as Southfield man

NaQuan Baker drowns in Atlas Millpond, officials say

Michigan State Police (WDIV)

ATLAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police have identified the victim of a drowning in Genesee County as a man from Southfield, they said.

Officials from the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan State Police located a drowning victim around 1:30 p.m. Thursday (June 17) in the Atlas Millpond, according to authorities.

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Police said the body of NaQuan Khalid-William Baker, of Southfield, was found about 50 feet from the shore. Atlas Township firefighters and state dive team members helped recover Baker, officials said.


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