The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter similar to the one above to rescue a man who fell while sky surfing and broke through the ice in a Livingston County Lake on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The man later died. (MLive file photo /Justin Lofton) Grand Rapids Press/Justin Lofton

A man who was pulled from a lake in Living County, Michigan, Wednesday after falling through ice has died. Brighton Area Fire Chief Michael O'Brian said they received a call at about 2 p.m. for a report of a man who had fallen through the ice in Lake Chemung.

A 90-year-old Howell man died Wednesday after falling through the ice on a Livingston County lake while windsurfing, officials said. Deputies were called at about 2 p.m. to Lake Chemung in Genoa Township for a report of a person who fell through the ice,

Deputies from the County Sheriff’s Office responded to the water rescue around 2 p.m. Wednesday, after witnesses reported a windsurfer fell through the ice.

The U.S. Coast Guard helped officials rescue someone who fell through the ice while wind surfing near Howell on Wednesday, March 12.

Emergency responders rushed to Lake Chemung near Howell around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon after someone went through the ice. Video from SkyFOX shows multiple rescue workers in bright yellow gear crawling along the ice to get to the victim.