Woman Pulled From Oakland Co. Lake Dies: Reports

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, MI — An elderly woman has died after she was pulled from an Oakland County lake earlier this week, according to local reports.

The incident happened at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday near the beach in Dodge No. 4 State Park at Cass Lake in Waterford Township, officials said.

Bystanders told officers the 74-year-old Detroit woman was swimming in four feet of water for a short time, and they believed she was snorkeling, officials said.

When bystanders realized she was not moving and she had no snorkeling equipment on, they quickly pulled the woman from the water, officials said.

Officials began CPR and rushed the woman to a nearby hospital. She died Wednesday, WDIV reports.

"This is a very tragic reminder that anytime someone is in the water, regardless of the depth, it can be life-threatening, and we should watch out after each other," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. "We have seen children drowned in a pool surrounded by adults because it happens in seconds."

Officials were still investigating the incident.