A man who was pulled from a lake in Living County, Michigan, Wednesday after falling through ice has died. Brighton Area Fire Chief Michael O'Brian said they received a call at about 2 p.m. for a report of a man who had fallen through the ice in Lake Chemung.

The Livingston County Sheriff said the 90-year-old man was wind surfing on the ‘honeycombed’ ice of Lake Chemung near Howell Wednesday afternoon when he fell and went under ar

A 90-year-old Howell man died Wednesday after falling through the ice on a Livingston County lake while windsurfing, officials said. Deputies were called at about 2 p.m. to Lake Chemung in Genoa Township for a report of a person who fell through the ice, the Livingston County Sheriff's Office said.

A 90-year-old Howell man died when he fell into icy Lake Chemung while windsurfing Wednesday. The incident happened around 2 p.m., when witnesses called 911 reporting that a windsurfer fell through the ice.

The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter similar to the one above to rescue a man who fell while sky surfing and broke through the ice in a Livingston County Lake on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The man later died. (MLive file photo /Justin Lofton) Grand Rapids Press/Justin Lofton

Officials are reminding residents to stay off thawing ice after a 90-year-old Howell man fell into a frigid lake in Livingston County this week, leading to his death. The Livingston County Sheriff's Office said witnesses reported the man was windsurfing on Lake Chemung in Genoa Township at about 2 p.m. Wednesday when he fell through the ice.

The man who was pulled from Lake Chemung in Howell by the U.S. Coast Guard and rescue workers in Livingston County has passed away.

GENOA TWP., MI — A 90-year-old man died Wednesday after falling through the ice while windsurfing on a Livingston County Lake. Emergency responders were called around 2 p.m. March 13 to Lake Chemung in Genoa Township after witnesses reported seeing the fall, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reported in a release.