GLADWIN COUNTY — On Saturday, July 27, Gladwin County Central Dispatch got a call about a possible drowning on Lake Lancer in Sugar Springs. Deputies, Butman Township Fire and Gladwin EMS responded.
Deputies said Jose Galicia from downstate was swimming near his friend’s boat when he disappeared below the surface. His friends and neighbors located him at the bottom of the lake, about 7 feet down.
Galicia was pulled out and CPR was started. Fire and EMS took over, but they were not able to revive him.
An autopsy has been ordered, but deputies said the evidence seems consistent with an accidental drowning.