Michigan Man Drowns While Rescuing Girl at Turkey Run State Park

A 57-year-old man from Grand Rapids, Michigan, tragically drowned Saturday evening at Turkey Run State Park in Parke County, Indiana.

The Parke County Sheriff’s Office received the emergency call around 7:30 p.m. near the park’s suspension bridge. Rescue crews quickly responded and recovered the man’s body from the water just over an hour later, at 8:31 p.m.

The Parke County Coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.

Officials from the Parke County Sheriff’s Office and Indiana Conservation Officers were among those who responded to the incident.

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