Oakland County Man, 19, Drowns In Pine Lake: Sheriff

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — A 19-year-old man died Sunday after he drowned in Pine Lake in West Bloomfield Township, according to sheriff's officials.

The incident happened at 6:24 p.m. Sunday along a private beach in the 3800 block of Norman Wood Drive, officials said.

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Officials said Jauwan Walter Hayes Jr. was at the beach with family members and was swimming in a designated swimming area between two floating platforms.

That's when witnesses saw Hayes struggling at the surface and go underwater, officials said.

Bystanders immediately entered the water and were able to bring Hayes to shore, officials said.

Paramedics began lifesaving measures on Hayes before he was taken to Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield where he died, officials said.

Officials said Hayes was not wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the incident. They do not believe alcohol was a factor.

The Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death an accidental drowning.