Van Buren Township Man Drowns After Boat Capsizes

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WWJ) - A Van Buren Township resident is dead after his boat capsizes on Belleville Lake.

According to the Van Buren Township Public Safety Department, they received a call from a boater around 5:30 Saturday evening who told them a boat occupied by two men had capsized. One of the men was able to make it to shore, but the second boater couldn't be found.

Officers and Fire Department personnel with the Van Buren Township Police were dispatched to the scene, along with officers from the Marine Division, the Wayne County Sheriff's Marine Division, the Van Buren Township Dive Team and Huron Valley Ambulance.

Just after 8:00 Saturday night, the body of the second man, identified as 40-year-old Demont Harris, was found in 19 feet of water, approximately 100 feet from shore.

Authorities say alcohol does not appear to be a factor. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Van Buren Township Police Department at 734-699-8930.