A Michigan couple died in two separate accidents between Christmas and New 12 months’s Day, in response to native officers.
Scott Levitan, 66, and Mary Lou Levitan, additionally 66, had been each residents of Livonia, a suburb west of Detroit. In line with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace, the sequence of occasions unfolded after Scott Levitan fell right into a frozen lake on Dec. 26.
The Michigan resident, who was ice-fishing along with his 15-year-old grandson, was drilling a gap into the ice on Lake George in Addison Township on the time.
When making an attempt to save lots of his grandfather’s life, {the teenager} additionally fell into the lake however was later rescued and handled for his accidents.
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Scott Levitan, 66, and Mary Lou Levitan, additionally 66, had been each residents of Livonia, Mich. (GoFundMe)
“The two had gone onto the ice and were drilling a hole to go ice fishing when the ice gave way, and the grandfather fell into the ice water,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned in an announcement. “The boy called 911 and then attempted to help his grandfather out of the water but the ice broke and he fell into the water too.”
Authorities mentioned an area resident noticed the Levitans and “quickly grabbed a kayak” to rescue them.
“[The rescuer] was able to assist the boy out of the water and then grabbed a second kayak to assist the grandfather,” the sheriff’s workplace famous. “The neighbor could not remove the grandfather because the ice kept breaking but he was able to keep the grandfather’s head above the water until help arrived.”
The following day, Mary Lou Levitan was on her option to decide up her husband’s automobile when she was fatally injured in a automobile accident, in response to police. Scott Levitan was on life help at the moment.
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The Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace is investigating each incidents. (Google Maps)
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned a 19-year-old driver crossed into the northbound lane of an Oakland Township street “for an unknown reason,” putting the automobile by which Mary Lou Levitan was using.
Mary Lou Levitan, who was a backseat passenger within the automobile, was pronounced lifeless on the scene of the crash on Dec. 27. Her husband was faraway from life help on Dec. 31.
In an announcement, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard expressed his condolences to the Levitans.
“This is an unspeakable tragedy that has befallen this family in a very short time,” Bouchard mentioned. “Two tragic and unrelated incidents happen within 24 hours of each other.”
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Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, pictured right here in 2022, expressed his condolences to the household. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Photos)
“It’s hard to wrap your hands around it. Our prayers are with the family.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
