Novi, Michigan, March 23, 2008 – At 1:24pm this afternoon, the Novi Police and Fire Departments responded to a report of a child that had fallen through the ice at Village Oaks Lake, located southeast of Ten Mile and Meadowbrook Roads.

The victim, a 13-year-old, Westland male, had been visiting family in Novi for the Easter holiday. The victim was walking the family dog across the ice when he fell through. The dog was able to escape the water and return home. Family members ran to the lake, where the hole in the ice was discovered. Novi Firefighters entered the water and searched for the young man until the arrival of the Oakland County Sheriff Department Dive Team at 2:04 pm. The Dive Team recovered the victim’s body at 2:28pm.

The victim was pronounced deceased at 6:22pm at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.