GWINN — A teenage boy is dead after drowning while swimming with friends last week. At approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the Forsyth Township Police, Fire & EMS along with UP Health Systems – Marquette, were dispatched to Mehl Lake in response to a report of a possible drowning involving a teenage male. Initial reports indicate that the teen had been pulled from the water by friends with whom he had been swimming.

The group of teenage boys had been swimming in Mehl Lake from the shore to a floating raft located 50 to 60 yards out. At some point the teenage victim became distressed and went underwater for several minutes.

The friends were able to locate and pull the victim from the water and onto the shore where, along with a resident who observed the incident, they began initial lifesavi

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