GLADWIN COUNTY, MI — A 16-month-old child was found unresponsive in Lake Lancer by Gladwin County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday evening.

Deputies responded to a residence on the Butman Township lake at around 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, following a report that the child was missing.

After beginning their search, the unresponsive child was located by deputies in Lake Lancer, just a short distance from the residence, according to a news release issued Tuesday afternoon .

Life-saving measures by deputies and medical responders were unsuccessful.

“The Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office expresses heartfelt condolences to the family and would like to remind people to refrain from posting derogatory comments on social media platforms pertaining to this tragic loss of a young life,” a statement

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