Officials find body of man in 20s floating in Oakland County lake

Body found on Williams Lake in Waterford Township, officials say

An Oakland County Sheriff's Office vehicle. (WDIV)

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Officials found the body of a man in his 20s floating in an Oakland County lake.

The discovery was made at 9:41 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 1) by a resident on Brightwood Court in Waterford Township, according to authorities.

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The resident told police that a body was floating just off the shore on Williams Lake.

When officers arrived, they said they saw the body floating about 15 feet off shore in four feet of water. They pulled the person to shore, and it was “immediately apparent” that the person was dead, according to police.

Oakland County officials said the man was in his 20s. His cause of death was not immediately known.

Waterford Township police and Oakland County deputies are investigating.


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